11 research outputs found
Attaching metabolic expenditures to standard occupational classification systems: perspectives from time-use research
Weather conditions and daily television use in the Netherlands, 1996â2005
This study examines the impact of daily atmospheric weather conditions on daily television use in the Netherlands for the period 1996â2005. The effects of the weather parameters are considered in the context of mood and mood management theory. It is proposed that inclement and uncomfortable weather conditions are associated with lower human mood, and that watching entertainment and avoiding informational programs may serve to repair such mood. We consequently hypothesize that people spend more time watching television if inclement and uncomfortable weather conditions (low temperatures, little sunshine, much precipitation, high wind velocity, less daylight) coincide with more airtime for entertainment programs, but that they view less if the same weather conditions coincide with more airtime devoted to information fare. We put this interaction thesis to a test using a time series analysis of daily television viewing data of the Dutch audience obtained from telemeters (Tâ=â3,653), merged with meteorological weather station statistics and program broadcast figures, whilst controlling for a wide array of recurrent and one-time societal events. The results provide substantial support for the proposed interaction of program airtime and the weather parameters temperature and sunshine on aggregate television viewing time. Implications of the findings are discussed
The impact of public transport infrastructure on residential land value:Using spatial analysis to uncover policy relevant processes
The impact of public transport infrastructure on land values: using spatial analysis to uncover policy-relevant processes
Modelling the social and psychological impacts of transport disadvantage
Transport disadvantage, Social exclusion, Well-being, Structural equation model,
Examining the effects of out-of-home and in-home constraints on leisure activity participation in different seasons of the year
Using multi-day, multi-period travel diaries data of 56 days (four waves of two-week diaries) for 67 individuals in Stockholm, this study aims to examine the effects of out-of-home and in-home constraints (e.g. teleworking, studying at home, doing the laundry, cleaning and taking care of other household member[s]) on individualsâ day-to-day leisure activity participation decisions in four different seasons. This study also aims to explore the effects of various types of working schedules (ïŹxed, shift, partial- and full-ïŹexible) on individualsâ decisions to participate in day-to-day leisure activities. A pooled model (56 days) and wave-speciïŹc models (14 days in each wave) are estimated by using dynamic ordered Probit models. The effects of various types of working schedules are estimated by using 28 days of two wavesâ data. The results show that an individualâs leisure activity participation decision is signiïŹcantly inïŹuenced by out-of-home work durations but not inïŹuenced by in-home constraints, regardless of any seasons. Individuals with shift working hours engage less in day-to-day leisure activities than other workersâ types in both spring and summer seasons. The thermal indicator signiïŹcantly affects individualsâ leisure activity participation decisions during the autumn season. Individuals exhibit routine behaviour characterized by repeated decisions in participating in day-to-day leisure activities that can last up to 14 days, regardless of any seasons