ArticleMedicine and science in sports and exercise2011
Environmental and psychological correlates of older adult's active commuting.
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- Correlates and determinants of transport-related physical activity among adults: an interdisciplinary systematic review.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
- Workplace neighbourhood built environment and workers' physically-active and sedentary behaviour: a systematic review of observational studies.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020Pooled it
- Relationship between the physical environment and different domains of physical activity in European adults: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2012Pooled it
- Promoting physical activity in a multi-ethnic population at high risk of diabetes: the 48-month PROPELS randomised controlled trial.BMC medicine · 2021Trial
- Evaluation of an intervention to promote walking during the commute to work: a cluster randomised controlled trial.BMC public health · 2019Trial
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- Child and adolescent patterns of commuting to school.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Exploring the Nonlinear and Threshold Effects of Travel Distance on the Travel Mode Choice across Different Groups: An Empirical Study of Guiyang, China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Preliminary Results of a Bicycle Training Course on Adults' Environmental Perceptions and Their Mode of Commuting.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Individual Characteristics Associated with Active Travel in Low and High Income Groups in the UK.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Local walking and cycling by residents living near urban motorways: cross-sectional analysis.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Exploring changes in active travel uptake and cessation across the lifespan: Longitudinal evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Survey.Preventive medicine reports · 2019Article
- Associations of mode of travel to work with physical activity, and individual, interpersonal, organisational, and environmental characteristics.Journal of transport & health · 2018Article
- Longitudinal associations between built environment characteristics and changes in active commuting.BMC public health · 2017Article
- Direct and Indirect Associations Between the Built Environment and Leisure and Utilitarian Walking in Older Women.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2017Article
- Examining Capacity and Functioning of Bicycle Coalitions: A Descriptive Study.Frontiers in public health · 2017Article
- Socio-demographic, personal, environmental and behavioral correlates of different modes of transportation to work among Norwegian parents.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2016Article
- Choice of commuting mode among employees: Do home neighborhood environment, worksite neighborhood environment, and worksite policy and supports matter?Journal of transport & health · 2015Article
- Examining the link between public transit use and active commuting.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2015Article
- Transport choice when travelling to a sports facility: the role of perceived route features - Results from a cross-sectional study in the Netherlands.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2015Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study explored the environmental and psychological correlates of active commuting in a sample of adults from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer Norfolk cohort.
methodsMembers of the cohort who were in employment, lived within 10 km of work, and did not report a limitation that precluded walking were included in this analysis. Psychological factors, perceptions of the neighborhood environment and travel mode to work were reported using questionnaires. Neighborhood and route environmental characteristics were estimated objectively using a geographical information system. The mediating effects of psychological factors were assessed using a series of regression models.
resultsA total of 1279 adults (mean age=60.4 yr, SD=5.4 yr) were included in this analysis, of whom 25% actively commuted to work. In multivariable regression analyses, those who reported strong habits for walking or cycling were more likely to actively commute, whereas those living 4-10 km from work were less likely to actively commute. In addition, living in a rural area was associated with a decreased likelihood of men's active commuting, and in women, living in a neighborhood with high road density and having a route to work that was not on a main or secondary road was associated with an increased likelihood of active commuting. There was weak evidence that habit acted to partly mediate the associations between environmental correlates and active commuting in both sexes.
conclusionsThe findings suggest that interventions designed to encourage the development of habitual behaviors for active commuting may be effective, especially among those living close to work.
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