Reexamining the built environment, commuting and life satisfaction: Longitudinal evidence for gendered relationships
基于2014和2016年两轮夫妻配对调查数据，用交叉滞后面板模型分析建成环境和通勤对生活满意度的长期影响，发现通勤方式、居住密度等变量对男女影响不同，为交通和城市规划政策提供参考。
There is considerable interest in identifying factors of life satisfaction. However, current evidence on its relationships with the built environment (BE) and commuting has been limited to cross-sectional analyses, and few studies have identified gender differences in their links. Using two-wave survey data of 1002 pairs of spouses collected in 2014 and 2016, the study investigates the longitudinal relationships between the residential BE, commuting attributes, and life satisfaction and how the relationships differ between spouses. The results of cross-lagged models suggest that the residential BE and commuting attributes have significant effects on life satisfaction within each wave. Those who commute by active modes are more likely to have lower life satisfaction in the near future. All residential BE variables show lagged effects on husbands' life satisfaction, whereas only residential density and entropy matter to wives. The findings offer implications for transport policies and BE planning.