Numerous studies have found that suburban residents drive more and walk less than
residents in traditional neighbourhoods. What is less well understood is the extent to which …

Unipolar major depression ranks among the leading contributors to the global burden of
disease. Although established risk factors for depression include a variety of individual-level …

Despite lower incomes, the self-employed consistently report higher satisfaction with their
jobs. But are self-employed individuals also happier, more satisfied with their lives as a …

We apply matching estimators to the large-scale British Household Panel Survey (BHPS)
data set to estimate the impact of volunteering on subjective well-being. We take into …

Many agree that increasing physical activity will improve public health. This paper reports on
empirical findings on the relationship between the density of the residential environment …

To map out area effects on health research, this study had the following aims:(1) to inventory
multilevel investigations of area effects on self rated health, cardiovascular diseases and risk …

It is well-known in the literature that self-employment positively influences job satisfaction,
but the effects on other life domains and overall life satisfaction are much less clear. Our …

Objective To determine within a nationally representative sample of young Australian
children:(1) the association amongst intellectual disability, borderline intellectual functioning …

The built environment affects individuals' travel behavior in a variety of dimensions, such as
trip generation, mode choice, and travel duration. However, it is not well understood how …

Working conditions have changed dramatically over recent decades in all the countries of
European Union: permanent full-time employment characterized by job security and a stable …