TY  - CHAP
AB  - Abstract Purpose — This chapter presents various conceptualisations of well-being, which focus on the full breadth of hedonic and eudaimonic qualities. A case has been made for why scholars with an interest in transport mobility and transport policy should consider the use of well-being as a valuable outcome measure to complement the standard economy-based utility models currently prevalent in the transport field.Methodology — Theoretical and empirical evidence supporting the functions and benefits of well-being was appraised. These included the broaden and build theory and the self-determination theory (SDT) of psychological needs. The limits of existing transport mobility approaches were briefly identified, and the advantages of adopting a model, which includes facets of well-being, were outlined.Findings — Well-being serves several important functions that align with personal needs and with national policy espoused by many world leaders. However, seldom has well-being been included in transport research. This may in part be because the term ‘well-being’ has been misunderstood and its full potential unrealised by those not directly involved in well-being research. In sum, the measurement of well-being in transport mobility research would provide added utility and justification and would help guide future transport mobility initiatives to achieve added benefits to those currently being attained.
SN  - 978-1-78-052200-5, 978-1-78-052201-2/
DO  - 10.1108/9781780522012-004
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/9781780522012-004
AU  - Vella-Brodrick Dianne A.
ED  - Graham Currie
PY  - 2011
Y1  - 2011/01/01
TI  - Contemporary Perspectives on Well-Being
T2  - New Perspectives and Methods in Transport and Social Exclusion Research
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 45
EP  - 59
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -