Correlates of the Intention to Use a Bike Library System Among New Zealand Adolescents from Different Settlement Types

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aut.relation.articlenumber101740
aut.relation.endpage101740
aut.relation.journalJournal of Transport and Health
aut.relation.startpage101740
aut.relation.volume34
dc.contributor.authorMolina-García, J
dc.contributor.authorQueralt, A
dc.contributor.authorFlaherty, C
dc.contributor.authorGarcía Bengoechea, E
dc.contributor.authorMandic, S
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-17T23:01:18Z
dc.date.available2024-01-17T23:01:18Z
dc.date.issued2024-01-01
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Bike library systems (BLS) are present in several cities around the world. These systems have been implemented as policies to promote physical activity and health, and to reduce, among others, traffic congestion and air pollution. The implementation of BLS could facilitate the use of bicycle in countries like New Zealand, where the proportion of adolescents using cycling as a mode of transport is quite low. This study examined the correlates of the intention to use a BLS in a sample of New Zealand adolescents living in different settlement types. Methods: Adolescents (n = 2355; age: 13–18 years) from 23 secondary schools in the Otago region, New Zealand participated in this study. Participants completed an online questionnaire reporting their sociodemographic characteristics, transport to school, an interest in BLS and perceptions of cycling in general and cycling to school. Data were examined using multiple linear regression. Results: Overall, 17.1% of adolescents stated that they would use a BLS if it was available in their area. In the regression model, positive correlates of the intention to use a BLS were participant's age, adolescents liking bicycle riding for recreational purposes, cycling often with friends, and cycling to school being perceived as interesting/pleasant/stimulating and a great way to get some exercise (all p < 0.01). Negative correlates were male gender and having two or more bicycles at home (all p ≤ 0.001). Conclusions: Different sociodemographic, individual and interpersonal factors were identified as significant correlates of the adolescents’ intention to use a BLS. These findings can be used to assist in designing more effective interventions to promote bicycle use among adolescents based on the BLS implementation.
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Transport and Health, ISSN: 2214-1405 (Print), Elsevier BV, 34, 101740-101740. doi: 10.1016/j.jth.2023.101740
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jth.2023.101740
dc.identifier.issn2214-1405
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10292/17126
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.relation.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214140523001767
dc.rights© 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject4206 Public Health
dc.subject42 Health Sciences
dc.subjectPediatric
dc.subject1117 Public Health and Health Services
dc.subject1205 Urban and Regional Planning
dc.subject1507 Transportation and Freight Services
dc.subject3304 Urban and regional planning
dc.subject3509 Transportation, logistics and supply chains
dc.subject4206 Public health
dc.titleCorrelates of the Intention to Use a Bike Library System Among New Zealand Adolescents from Different Settlement Types
dc.typeJournal Article
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