Abstract
The role of socialization has begun to attract attention in transportation planning. In this study, we investigated the effects of socialization on travel in the context of a developing country. We focused on the activity-travel behavior of the university students as influenced by the level and form of their socializing practices. We hypothesized that socialization would greatly affect the number of trips the students took while returning home after class. Data were collected at pre-selected universities in Metro Manila. Path analysis results suggested that certain types of socialization had significant effects on the frequency of trips of participants as they return home. Furthermore, social network size had a significant effect on patterns of after-class activity travel. Overall, the results suggest that socialization provides sound motivation for trip generation and should be considered in transportation planning processes in developing countries.
