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Article

Promoting Sustainable Transportation: A Transtheoretical Examination of Active Transport Modes

by
Tooba Batool
1,*,
Veerle Ross
1,
Jade Van Blerk
1,
An Neven
1,
Paul Dendale
2,3,
Davy Janssens
1,
Geert Wets
1 and
Kris Brijs
1
1
Transportation Research Institute (IMOB), Hasselt University, Martelarenlaan 42, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium
2
Department of Cardiology, Jessa Hospital, Stadsomvaart 11, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium
3
Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Agoralaan, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sustainability 2024, 16(2), 472; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16020472
Submission received: 23 November 2023 / Revised: 22 December 2023 / Accepted: 26 December 2023 / Published: 5 January 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Behavioural Approaches to Promoting Sustainable Transport Systems)
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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.
Keywords: Transtheoretical Model; sustainable transport; decisional balance; self-efficacy; URICA; stages of change; readiness to change Transtheoretical Model; sustainable transport; decisional balance; self-efficacy; URICA; stages of change; readiness to change

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Batool, T.; Ross, V.; Blerk, J.V.; Neven, A.; Dendale, P.; Janssens, D.; Wets, G.; Brijs, K. Promoting Sustainable Transportation: A Transtheoretical Examination of Active Transport Modes. Sustainability 2024, 16, 472. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16020472

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Batool T, Ross V, Blerk JV, Neven A, Dendale P, Janssens D, Wets G, Brijs K. Promoting Sustainable Transportation: A Transtheoretical Examination of Active Transport Modes. Sustainability. 2024; 16(2):472. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16020472

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Batool, Tooba, Veerle Ross, Jade Van Blerk, An Neven, Paul Dendale, Davy Janssens, Geert Wets, and Kris Brijs. 2024. "Promoting Sustainable Transportation: A Transtheoretical Examination of Active Transport Modes" Sustainability 16, no. 2: 472. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16020472

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Batool, T., Ross, V., Blerk, J. V., Neven, A., Dendale, P., Janssens, D., Wets, G., & Brijs, K. (2024). Promoting Sustainable Transportation: A Transtheoretical Examination of Active Transport Modes. Sustainability, 16(2), 472. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16020472

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