Psychological experiences and travel Adversities: A Mixed-Method study of the regular commuters in traffic congestion
- Title
- Psychological experiences and travel Adversities: A Mixed-Method study of the regular commuters in traffic congestion
- Creator
- Celine Liya M.; Kareepadath Rajan S.; Kenath A.
- Description
- This study investigated the psychological experiences and consequences of travel adversities during traffic congestion using a three-phase sequential exploratory mixed-methods design. Phase 1 explored the travel adversities, psychological experiences, and consequences of a sample of ten (four women and six men) regular commuters of Bangalore's congested roads using semi-structured interviews. In phase 2, a checklist was developed listing the fundamental themes from phase 1 with Likert-type responses ranging from 0 (never) to 5 (always). Phase 3 gathered data in the checklist and tested the statistical validity of the thematic model in a sample of 190 (81 women and 103 men) regular commuters. Attride-Stirling model thematic network was established with 57 fundamental themes categorized and assigned under the organizing themes of travel adversities (n = 6), negative affect (n = 28), fight (n = 7), flight (n = 6), and negative road occurrences (n = 10), in the global theme, psychological experiences and consequences. Structural equation modeling indicated that (1) negative affect significantly predicted fight and flight, (2) fight is a significant predictor of negative road occurrences, and (3) psychological experiences and consequences create a self-perpetuating cycle, with travel adversity triggering negative emotions, which results in fight responses leading to negative road occurrences, further intensifying travel adversity. A mathematical model is established based on this statistical validation, which holds potential applications in real-time traffic algorithms. 2024
- Source
- Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, Vol-101, pp. 130-141.
- Date
- 2024-01-01
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Subject
- Fight-or-flight; Negative affect; Negative road occurrences; Psychological experiences and consequences; Traffic congestion; Travel adversities
- Coverage
- Celine Liya M., Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, 560029, India; Kareepadath Rajan S., Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, 560029, India; Kenath A., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, 560029, India
- Rights
- All Open Access; Green Open Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 13698478
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Celine Liya M.; Kareepadath Rajan S.; Kenath A., “Psychological experiences and travel Adversities: A Mixed-Method study of the regular commuters in traffic congestion,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed November 4, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/13310.