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Psychosocial factors influencing shared bicycle travel choices among Chinese: An application of theory planned behavior

The worldwide rise of shared bicycle use has changed the way people travel. Here we analyze shared bicycle use from the perspective of the theory of planned behavior, and propose a model to investigate factors influencing shared bicycle usage in China. A total of 211 shared bicycle users selected fr...

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Autores principales: Xin, Zhang, Liang, Ma, Zhanyou, Wang, Hua, Xing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6347275/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30682066
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210964
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author Xin, Zhang
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description The worldwide rise of shared bicycle use has changed the way people travel. Here we analyze shared bicycle use from the perspective of the theory of planned behavior, and propose a model to investigate factors influencing shared bicycle usage in China. A total of 211 shared bicycle users selected from 28 provinces throughout China completed a self-reported survey. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to delineate the pathway from shared bicycle usage. The SEM model demonstrated that: (1) shared bicycle use intention was significantly associated with four variables, namely travel attitude(β = 0.491, t = 24.569), social norms(β = 0.149, t = 6.771), travel habits(β = 0.146, t = 7.226) and perceived behavioral control (β = 0.190, t = 11.110); (2) shared bicycle use behavior was significantly affected by shared bicycle use intention(β = 0.406, t = 15.936), and also by travel habits(β = 0.320, t = 11.921); (3) shared bicycle use behavior was also affected by demographic variables (gender, age) and situational factors (distance). The conclusions of this study provide useful data for operators of bicycle services and government policy makers.
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spelling pubmed-63472752019-02-02 Psychosocial factors influencing shared bicycle travel choices among Chinese: An application of theory planned behavior Xin, Zhang Liang, Ma Zhanyou, Wang Hua, Xing PLoS One Research Article The worldwide rise of shared bicycle use has changed the way people travel. Here we analyze shared bicycle use from the perspective of the theory of planned behavior, and propose a model to investigate factors influencing shared bicycle usage in China. A total of 211 shared bicycle users selected from 28 provinces throughout China completed a self-reported survey. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to delineate the pathway from shared bicycle usage. The SEM model demonstrated that: (1) shared bicycle use intention was significantly associated with four variables, namely travel attitude(β = 0.491, t = 24.569), social norms(β = 0.149, t = 6.771), travel habits(β = 0.146, t = 7.226) and perceived behavioral control (β = 0.190, t = 11.110); (2) shared bicycle use behavior was significantly affected by shared bicycle use intention(β = 0.406, t = 15.936), and also by travel habits(β = 0.320, t = 11.921); (3) shared bicycle use behavior was also affected by demographic variables (gender, age) and situational factors (distance). The conclusions of this study provide useful data for operators of bicycle services and government policy makers. Public Library of Science 2019-01-25 /pmc/articles/PMC6347275/ /pubmed/30682066 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210964 Text en © 2019 Xin et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Psychosocial factors influencing shared bicycle travel choices among Chinese: An application of theory planned behavior
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title_full Psychosocial factors influencing shared bicycle travel choices among Chinese: An application of theory planned behavior
title_fullStr Psychosocial factors influencing shared bicycle travel choices among Chinese: An application of theory planned behavior
title_full_unstemmed Psychosocial factors influencing shared bicycle travel choices among Chinese: An application of theory planned behavior
title_short Psychosocial factors influencing shared bicycle travel choices among Chinese: An application of theory planned behavior
title_sort psychosocial factors influencing shared bicycle travel choices among chinese: an application of theory planned behavior
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6347275/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30682066
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210964
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