Psychological and situational influences on commuter-transport-mode choice Collins, Christy M. and Chambers, Susan M. 2005, Psychological and situational influences on commuter-transport-mode choice, Environment and behavior, vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 640-661, doi: 10.1177/0013916504265440. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Psychological and situational influences on commuter-transport-mode choice Author(s) Collins, Christy M. Chambers, Susan M. Journal name Environment and behavior Volume number 37 Issue number 5 Start page 640 End page 661 Publisher Sage Publications, Inc Place of publication Thousand Oaks, Calif. Publication date 2005-09 ISSN 0013-9165 1552-390X Keyword(s) proenvironmental behavior commuter choice environmental values environmental beliefs Summary The relative importance and relationship between psychological and situational factors in predicting commuter-transport-mode choice was tested by four hypotheses. First, the influence of individuals’ values on commuter behavior is mediated by their corresponding beliefs about the environmental threat of cars (mediation hypothesis). Second, the influence of these beliefs on behavior is moderated by individual consideration of future consequences and control beliefs (moderation hypothesis). Third, cost, time, and access factors contribute to individuals’ commuter choice (situational hypothesis). Fourth, situational and psychological factors jointly influence proenvironmental behavior (interaction hypothesis). A sample of 205 Australian university students completed a survey to measure these relationships. Regression analyses indicated support for the mediation, situational, and interaction hypotheses. It was concluded that to achieve a transport-mode shift to public transport, public policy strategies should focus on individuals’ transport-related environmental beliefs (personal control and environmental effect of cars) and situations (access to public transport at reduced cost). Language eng DOI 10.1177/0013916504265440 Field of Research 170113 Social and Community Psychology HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2005, Sage Publications Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30003087 Document type: Journal Article Collection: School of Psychology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 07 Jul 2008, 08:42:59 EST Mon, 11 Jan 2010, 10:32:09 EST Mon, 11 Jan 2010, 10:33:22 EST Mon, 19 Apr 2010, 10:41:37 EST Thu, 22 Apr 2010, 12:55:19 EST Thu, 22 Apr 2010, 16:51:05 EST Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 23:01:32 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 61 times in TR Web of Science Cited 75 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 400 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 07 Jul 2008, 08:42:59 EST

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