Department of Kinesiology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park.
J Public Health Manag Pract. 2013 Nov-Dec;19(6):521-4. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e31828a83e6.
Active commuting (AC) to the workplace is a successful strategy for incorporating more physical activity into daily life and is associated with health benefits. The purpose of this study was to understand the relationship between interpersonal influences and AC.
A cross-sectional online survey was delivered to workplaces in the mid-Atlantic region. A volunteer convenience sample of adults (N = 1234) completed questions about demographics, number of times per week actively commuting, spouse and coworker AC patterns, and spousal and coworker normative beliefs for AC. Basic descriptive and frequencies described the sample; bivariate correlations examined the relationship between AC and spouse and coworker variables. A multivariate regression analysis predicted the variance in AC with interpersonal independent variables.
The sample was primarily middle-aged, white (92.7%), female (67.9%), and well-educated (83.3% college graduate or higher). Of those surveyed, 20.3% report AC to work at least once per week by means of walking or biking. The number of times per week of AC for spouse (P < .001) and coworkers (P = .006) and AC norms for spouse (P < .001) and coworker (P < .001) were positively related to AC. The multivariate regression model accounted for 37.9% of the variance in AC (F = 101.83, df = 4, P < .001).
This study demonstrates that interpersonal influences are significantly related to actively commuting to work. Future interventions targeting AC should consider these interpersonal influences in addition to individual and environmental influences that have been previously documented.
主动通勤（AC）到工作场所是将更多体力活动融入日常生活的成功策略，并与健康益处相关。本研究的目的是了解人际影响与 AC 之间的关系。
在大西洋中部地区的工作场所进行了横断面在线调查。一项针对成年人（N=1234）的志愿者便利抽样调查，完成了关于人口统计学、每周主动通勤次数、配偶和同事 AC 模式以及配偶和同事对 AC 的规范信念的问题。基本描述和频率描述了样本；二元相关分析检验了 AC 与配偶和同事变量之间的关系。多元回归分析预测了人际独立变量对 AC 的方差的影响。
该样本主要为中年、白人（92.7%）、女性（67.9%）和受过良好教育（83.3%为大学毕业或更高学历）。在接受调查的人群中，有 20.3%的人每周至少有一次通过步行或骑自行车的方式主动通勤上班。配偶（P<0.001）和同事（P=0.006）的每周 AC 次数以及配偶（P<0.001）和同事（P<0.001）的 AC 规范与 AC 呈正相关。多元回归模型解释了 AC 方差的 37.9%（F=101.83，df=4，P<0.001）。
本研究表明，人际影响与主动通勤到工作场所显著相关。未来针对 AC 的干预措施应考虑这些人际影响，以及以前记录的个人和环境影响。
