Prague Economic Papers 2020, 29(5):561-574 | DOI: 10.18267/j.pep.744

Commuting Time and Life Satisfaction of High School Students in the Czech Republic, Italy and Slovenia

Julius Janáčeka, Václav Rybáčeka
a Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem, Faculty of Social and Economic Studies, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic

This study is a contribution to research into the relationship between commuting and life satisfaction. Our focus is on high school students. The research is based on a questionnaire survey among students in three countries: the Czech Republic, Italy and Slovenia. The analysis is conducted using six OLS regression models: three countries and both boys and girls in each country. The results show significant variance between the countries as far as the relation between commuting time and life satisfaction is concerned. A strong relation has been found only in the case of the Czech Republic. Possible reasons for this disparity include differences in the way various modes of transportation affect one's commuting experience, the role of climate and cultural aspects. In addition, variance has been found between the way boys and girls approach as well as experience commuting. Finally, our results confirm that commuting is a highly underestimated factor of happiness among students.

Keywords: Life satisfaction, students, commuting, survey
JEL classification: D10, I31, R23

Received: February 25, 2019; Revised: October 20, 2019; Accepted: December 10, 2019; Prepublished online: May 11, 2020; Published: October 16, 2020  Show citation

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Janáček, J., & Rybáček, V. (2020). Commuting Time and Life Satisfaction of High School Students in the Czech Republic, Italy and Slovenia. Prague Economic Papers, 29(5), 561-574. doi: 10.18267/j.pep.744
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