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Title: | Promoting Sustainable Transportation: A Transtheoretical Examination of Active Transport Modes | Authors: | BATOOL, Tooba ROSS, Veerle Van Blerk, Jade NEVEN, An DENDALE, Paul JANSSENS, Davy WETS, Geert BRIJS, Kris |
Issue Date: | 2024 | Publisher: | MDPI | Source: | Sustainability, 16 (2) , p. 472 (Art N° 472) | Abstract: | The use and promotion of active transportation has been scientifically proven to play a fundamental role in influencing global sustainable development goals. Despite increased recognition, there is a notable gap in understanding how to effectively transition the general population from convenience-oriented transport to embracing active modes. The application of the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) in understanding the utilization of active transport modes is currently constrained. The first aim is to include measuring the readiness to change in the use of active transport modes to increase physical activity (PA) using a continuous measure (i.e., University of Rhode Island Change Assessment, URICA). A second aim is to determine whether the decisional balance (perception of pros and cons) and self-efficacy increase as respondents progress through the stages of change as well as with the increase in self-reported active transport use. In total, 260 university students and staff filled out an online survey containing self-reported use of active transport modes and TTM constructs. The results suggest that URICA successfully identifies five stages of change. The decision balance and self-efficacy of the behaviour increase as individuals progress through the stages. The same is also true for the use of active transport modes. | Notes: | Batool, T (corresponding author), Hasselt Univ, Transportat Res Inst IMOB, Martelarenlaan 42, B-3500 Hasselt, Belgium. tooba.batool@uhasselt.be; veerle.ross@uhasselt.be; an.neven@uhasselt.be; kris.brijs@uhasselt.be |
Keywords: | Transtheoretical Model;sustainable transport;decisional balance;self-efficacy;URICA;stages of change;readiness to change | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/42121 | e-ISSN: | 2071-1050 | DOI: | 10.3390/su16020472 | ISI #: | 001151464000001 | Rights: | 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/). | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution |
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