Institute of Sports Science, University of Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 3;18(4):1390. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18041390.
University students are particularly at risk to suffer from physical and psychological complaints and for not fulfilling health-oriented physical activity (PA) recommendations. Since PA is linked with various benefits for health and educational outcomes, the group of students is of particular interest for PA promotion. Although active commuting has been identified as a relevant domain of PA in order to gain the various benefits of PA, little knowledge is available with respect to university students. This study tested conditions in the study environment, as well as personal motivators and barriers, as determinants for the active transportation of university students. Using a cross-sectional convenience sample of a university in the southwest of Germany ( = 997), we applied factor analyses to bundle relevant information on environmental and psychological determinants (adapted NEWS-G; adapted transport-related items from an Australian university survey) and blockwise hierarchical regressions. The objective was to analyze associations between the bundled determinants and self-reports on PA for transport-related walking and cycling (measured by the EHIS-PAQ). Results revealed associations between transport-related cycling and the perceived study environment (e.g., high automobile traffic) as well as certain personal motivators and barriers (e.g., time effort or weather conditions). The study contributes to the knowledge about determinants that are important for the development and improvement of public health interventions for students in a university setting.
大学生特别容易出现身体和心理上的不适，并且无法达到以健康为导向的身体活动（PA）建议标准。由于 PA 与健康和教育成果的诸多益处相关，因此学生群体是 PA 推广的重点关注对象。尽管积极通勤已被确定为获得 PA 各种益处的相关 PA 领域，但对于大学生群体，相关知识仍然有限。本研究旨在测试学习环境的条件以及个人激励因素和障碍，以确定大学生积极通勤的决定因素。本研究采用德国西南部一所大学的横断面便利样本（n = 997），应用因子分析将环境和心理决定因素的相关信息进行分组（改编自 NEWS-G；改编自澳大利亚大学调查的与交通相关的项目），并采用分块层次回归。目的是分析分组决定因素与与交通相关的步行和骑车 PA 自我报告之间的关联（通过 EHIS-PAQ 进行测量）。结果表明，与交通相关的骑车与感知到的学习环境（例如，汽车交通量大）以及某些个人激励因素和障碍（例如，时间投入或天气条件）之间存在关联。本研究为了解在大学环境中对学生健康干预措施的制定和改进非常重要的决定因素做出了贡献。
