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Working from home, active travel, health and wellbeing: Legacies of a pandemic

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TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR AND SOCIETY
卷 34, 期 -, 页码 -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.tbs.2023.100707

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Working from home; COVID-19; Active travel; Physical activity; Wellbeing

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This study examines the impact of COVID-19 on working from home, active travel, physical health, and wellbeing. Based on a survey of workers in Sydney, Australia, the study identifies three distinct segments with different outcomes in terms of active travel, physical activity, and quality of life.
While many studies have explored the impact of COVID-19 and/or working from home (WFH) on the transport network and modal choice, relatively few have looked at the implications of WFH through the lens of physical activity (PA) and the role of active travel moving forward. Drawing from a survey of 1,165 Sydney (Australia) workers conducted in late 2020, after restrictions from the first COVID-19 wave were significantly eased across Australia, we explore the impact of the pandemic on perceived changes in WFH, active travel, physical health, and wellbeing. We identify three distinct segments of the population with differing active travel, PA and quality of life (QoL) outcomes: (1) 'Active but Anxious' (22%) - younger, higher income, largest increase in WFH, sitting relatively more, largest relative decrease in active commuting, increased relative PA and largest proportion who are physically active; (2) 'Less Change, Less Worry' (38%) - older and male, least change in WFH, least relative change in active commuting, sitting relatively less, largely sufficient PA, highest QoL; (3) 'Stressed and Sedentary' (40%) - average age, lower income, largest loss of paid work, highest levels of sitting, lowest PA and QoL. Given WFH remains a prevalent component of the travel activity matrix, we consider the implications of these heterogeneous outcomes for individuals, employers and policy-makers charged with shaping active travel policy and planning in a post-pandemic world.

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