Individual, employment and psychosocial factors influencing walking to work: Implications for intervention design

Promoting walking for the journey to and from work (commuter walking) is a potential strategy for increasing physical activity. Understanding the factors influencing commuter walking is important for identifying target groups and designing effective interventions. This study aimed to examine individ...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2017-02, Vol.12 (2, Art. e0171374), p.14-12:2, Art. e0171374<14
Hauptverfasser:	Adams, Emma J, Esliger, Dale W, Taylor, Ian M, Sherar, Lauren B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Adults Aged Arbeitsweg Behavior Biology and Life Sciences Children Commuting Demographic aspects Employee attitudes Employment Employment - organization & administration Employment - psychology Employment - standards Employment - statistics & numerical data Exercise Feasibility studies Female Gesundheitsverhalten Großbritannien Health aspects Health sciences Humans Inanspruchnahme Individuality Influence Intervention Kraftfahrzeug Male Medicine Medicine and Health Sciences Middle Aged Minority & ethnic groups Motivation Nahverkehr Norms Organizational aspects Organizational Policy Parking People and Places Persönlichkeitsmerkmal Physical activity Physical fitness Physische Belastung Prävention Psychological aspects Psychology Psychosozialer Faktor Public health Qualifikation Research and Analysis Methods Research Design Social aspects Social behavior Social interactions Soziale Unterstützung Sozioökonomischer Faktor Sport Surveys Surveys and Questionnaires Systematic review Target groups Transportation - methods Transportation - standards Transportation - statistics & numerical data Verkehrsmittel Walking Walking - psychology Walking - statistics & numerical data Wohnort Working hours Workplace - organization & administration Workplace - psychology Workplace - standards Workplace - statistics & numerical data Young Adult Zeitbudget
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Zusammenfassung:	Promoting walking for the journey to and from work (commuter walking) is a potential strategy for increasing physical activity. Understanding the factors influencing commuter walking is important for identifying target groups and designing effective interventions. This study aimed to examine individual, employment-related and psychosocial factors associated with commuter walking and to discuss the implications for targeting and future design of interventions. 1,544 employees completed a baseline survey as part of the 'Walking Works' intervention project (33.4% male; 36.3% aged
ISSN:	1932-6203 1932-6203
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0171374