Psychological correlates of car use: A meta-analysis
This meta-analysis synthesised quantitative research into potentially modifiable psychological correlates of car use and intentions to drive. Online psychology and transportation databases were searched, and inclusion criteria applied to potentially relevant records. An ancestry approach was also employed to search selected publications. Meta-analyses of effect size were performed on 23 unique study datasets. Results generally supported the predictive utility of variables derived from the Theory of Planned Behaviour, though cognitions towards not driving displayed uniformly larger effects than were observed for car use cognitions. There was also a strong effect of habit on behavior. Support for effects of pro-environment cognitions on driving was weak. However, a dearth of available evidence limited our findings and precludes development of clear evidence-based recommendations for intervention design. Directions for future research are discussed.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier
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Authors:
- Gardner, Benjamin
- Abraham, Charles
- Publication Date: 2008-7
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 300-311
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
- Volume: 11
- Issue Number: 4
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 1369-8478
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13698478
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automobile travel; Behavior; Cognition; Literature reviews; Meta-analysis; Psychological aspects
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01104445
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, ATRI
- Created Date: Jul 17 2008 9:24AM