Employee attitudes towards active commuting

Crawford, Fiona; Mutrie, Nanette; Hanlon, P.

doi:10.1080/14635240.2001.10806142

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“…It is also acknowledged that cycle environments vary between places and cultures so findings from this study, regarding environmental barriers, which confirm other research evidence (e.g. Crawford et al, 2001;Daley et al, 2007), should be interpreted in context. Further research in different work-settings is required to establish whether the barriers to cycle commuting revealed in this population are generalisable to staff working in other occupational settings.…”

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confidence: 86%

“…The questionnaire was adapted from an established measure used previously in active travel research (Crawford et al, 2001;Mutrie et al, 2002). (Prochaska and DiClemente, 1982).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The way that an individual appraises and copes with the decision to change a particular behaviour leads to defective or effective information processing and decision-making. The assumptions underlying the In line with psychological theory, studies that have compared groups of cyclists and non-cyclists or stages of change categories (see figure 1) to examine cycling behaviour have found that non-cyclists hold greater perceptions of barriers to cycling than regular cyclists (Crawford et al, 2001;Stinson and Bhat, 2004;Shannon et al, 2006;Gatersleben and Appleton, 2007;de Geus et al, 2008;Titze et al, 2008). Shannon et al (2006) examined active commuting within an Australian university setting and reported that reducing both subjective and objective perceptions of barriers is likely to be more important than promoting the benefits of walking and cycling.…”

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confidence: 98%

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Cycle commuting and perceptions of barriers: stages of change, gender and occupation

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completed a BSc honours degree in Sports Science at the University of Edinburgh in 2006. She started a PhD at the University of Edinburgh in 2007. Her PhD is orientated towards health and exercise psychology and focuses on understanding and promoting cycle commuting in a workplace setting. Joanne M Williams completed her PhD in developmental psychology in 1993. As a post-doctoral research she published on areas relating to adolescent health and risk behaviour. She was appointed to a lectureship in the Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh in 1996 and her current post as lecturer in psychology in Moray House School of Education in 1998.

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confidence: 86%

“…The questionnaire was adapted from an established measure used previously in active travel research (Crawford et al, 2001;Mutrie et al, 2002). (Prochaska and DiClemente, 1982).…”

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“…Significant results were also observed for instrumental attitude. These results confirm previous travel-related studies [ 46 , 47 ], where it has been shown that instrumental barriers are more important during the early stages (with respect to commuting by bike). Our findings regarding stage of intention to change related to reducing car use corroborate this, as we find that those with low instrumental (and affective) attitudes have a greater probability of being at lower stages of change.…”

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Intention for Car Use Reduction: Applying a Stage-Based Model

Olsson

Huck

Friman

2018

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This study investigates which variables drive intention to reduce car use by modelling a stage of change construct with mechanisms in the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and Norm Activation Model (NAM). Web questionnaires (n = 794) were collected via 11 workplaces. The socio-demographics, work commute, stage of change, attitudes to sustainable travel modes, social norms, perceived behavioral control, and personal norm were assessed. An initial descriptive analysis revealed that 19% of the employees saw no reason to reduce their car use; 35% would like to reduce their car use but felt it was impossible; 12% were thinking about reducing their car use but were unsure of how or when to do this; 12% had an aim to reduce current car use, and knew which journeys to replace and which modes to use; and 23% try to use modes other than a car for most journeys, and will maintain or reduce their already low car use in the coming months. A series of Ordered Logit Models showed that socio-demographic variables did not explain the stage of change. Instead, personal norms, instrumental and affective attitudes, and perceived behavioral control toward sustainable travel modes were all significant and explained 43% of the variance in stage of change. Furthermore, it was found that the significant relationships were not linear in nature. The analysis also showed an indirect effect of social norms on the stage of change through personal norms. Implications are discussed regarding the design of interventions aimed at influencing a sustainable work commute.

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“…Self-Regulatory Efficacy to Overcome Barriers. Based on recommendations (McAuley & Mihalko, 1998;McAuley et al, 2001), self-regulatory efficacy to overcome barriers to walking for active transportation was assessed using seven items drawn from content in past active transportation research (Crawford, Mutrie, & Hanlon, 2001;Shannon et al, 2006) and pilot testing with a university-based sample (n = 30) who self-reported barriers to walking for active transportation. Barriers that were identified as common across all sources were included in the present measure.…”

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Prospective Examination of Self‐Regulatory Efficacy in Predicting Walking for Active Transportation: A Social Cognitive Theory Approach

Fuller¹,

Gyurcsik

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Walking for transportation is associated with health benefits. Minimal theory‐based research has examined social cognitive and environmental predictors. This study examined social cognitions (self‐regulatory efficacy to plan/schedule and overcome barriers; distance and travel time cognitions) and an environmental factor (proximity) as predictors of walking for transportation. Participants (n = 105) were university students, faculty, and staff, living within a walkable distance to campus. Social cognitions and proximity measures were completed at baseline, followed by walking for transportation to/from the campus over 2 weeks. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis predicted walking (R2adjusted = .55; p < .05). Self‐regulatory efficacy to plan/schedule and overcome barriers were independent predictors (p's < .01). Findings supported theoretical contentions that self‐regulatory efficacy predicts walking for transportation.

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Employee attitudes towards active commuting

Cited by 15 publications

References 3 publications

Cycle commuting and perceptions of barriers: stages of change, gender and occupation

Cycle commuting and perceptions of barriers: stages of change, gender and occupation

Intention for Car Use Reduction: Applying a Stage-Based Model

Prospective Examination of Self‐Regulatory Efficacy in Predicting Walking for Active Transportation: A Social Cognitive Theory Approach

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