Hong, J. , Thakuriah, P. (V.), Mason, P. and Lido, C. (2020) The role of numeracy and financial literacy skills in the relationship between information and communication technology use and travel behaviour. Travel Behaviour and Society, 21, pp. 257-264. (doi: 10.1016/j.tbs.2020.07.007)
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Abstract
The present research examines the role of maths-related literacies, or competencies, in influencing the relationship between ICTs and travel behaviour. We adopted a Bayesian approach to jointly model the frequency of different types of internet use, and total travel distance per traveller, with respect to measures of lifewide literacies (other than reading), specifically in the form of numeracy and financial literacy questions. Our findings revealed that participants with higher levels of these literacies used the internet more frequently, and travelled further than those with fewer skills. These literacies were directly associated with total travel distance, as well as indirectly associated through internet use. Our results therefore imply that a strong policy aim to improve maths-related literacies could have implications for mitigating the effects of social exclusion in the digital age.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Thakuriah, Professor Piyushimita and Hong, Dr Jinhyun and Mason, Dr Phil and Lido, Professor Catherine |
Creator Roles: | Hong, J.Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft Thakuriah, P. (V.)Conceptualization, Writing – review and editing Mason, P.Conceptualization, Writing – review and editing Lido, C.Conceptualization, Writing – review and editing |
Authors: | Hong, J., Thakuriah, P. (V.), Mason, P., and Lido, C. |
College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Education College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Urban Studies College of Social Sciences > School of Education > People, Place & Social Change |
Journal Name: | Travel Behaviour and Society |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
ISSN: | 2214-367X |
ISSN (Online): | 2214-3688 |
Published Online: | 07 August 2020 |
Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2020 The Authors |
First Published: | First published in Travel Behaviour and Society 21: 257-264 |
Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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