Sustainable Mobility Issues of Physically Active University Students: The Case of Serres, Greece

The mobility practices of students are largely dictated by their respective educational obligations. Students of physical education are an ostensibly physically active population, whose active lifestyle may include active travel. University student mobility research calls for behavioral approaches t...

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Published in:Future transportation 2021-12, Vol.1 (3), p.777-793
Main Authors: Mikiki, Foteini, Oikonomou, Andreas, Katartzi, Ermioni
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
College campuses
Commuting
Exercise
Gender differences
gender issues
Godin-Shephard’s scale
Measurement techniques
Outdoor air quality
Phase transitions
physical activity
sustainable mobility
theory of planned behavior
Travel
University students
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Summary:The mobility practices of students are largely dictated by their respective educational obligations. Students of physical education are an ostensibly physically active population, whose active lifestyle may include active travel. University student mobility research calls for behavioral approaches to ground relevant interventions. This work investigated the sustainability practices in the student community of the Physical Education Department in Serres, a medium-sized Greek city. Moreover, this paper aimed to shed light on the gender differences in the physical activity levels of 259 students, as well as their respective differences in mobility practices. A novel questionnaire, based on Ajzen’s theory of planned behavior and Godin–Shephard’s approach to physical activity, was used. The results confirmed higher levels of physical activity in male students, although their attitude toward physical activity was less positive than that of their female classmates. Further positive attitudes in women were recorded toward sustainable mobility choices, although the evidence demonstrated a similar gap between the answers of the two genders. Car possession was higher in men, whereas car purchase intention was slightly lower in women, who had a lower income in general. Moreover, income impacted gender mobility preferences. Recommendations can be guided by students’ sports preferences and can be gender-sensitive, taking income into account.
ISSN:2673-7590
2673-7590
DOI:10.3390/futuretransp1030043