Schmidt Karolin, Sieverding Theresa, Wallis Hannah, Matthies Ellen
Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Institute for Psychology, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany.
Transp Res Interdiscip Perspect. 2021 Jun;10:100374. doi: 10.1016/j.trip.2021.100374. Epub 2021 Apr 21.
The mobility sector was one of the sectors most affected by COVID-19 and its political restrictions, with, inter alia a huge drop in mobility behavior due to travel bans, lockdowns, and a reduced need to be mobile. The present study examined the potential of COVID-19 restrictions aiming at containing the spread of the virus to be a window of opportunity for the transition toward sustainable mobility by breaking up strongly habitualized daily and travel mobility behaviors through changes of behavioral contexts. We conducted an online survey in a sample representative for the German population ( = 3092) to study the consequences of the COVID-19 restrictions on Germans' daily and travel mode choices and on their wishes for future mobility. Furthermore, we examined the moderating effects of Germans' personal norms to protect the climate on changes in their mobility behavior toward sustainable mobility, both within and beyond the corona pandemic. In line with previous research, the present study shows an overall reduction of mobility across almost all modes of transport for daily and travel mobility during time periods of COVID-19 restrictions compared to pre-COVID-19-times, with different transport modes being affected differently. Our findings additionally point out the relevance of personal norms to protect the climate for the transition toward sustainable mobility behavior. Altogether, the present study provides first empirical evidence for the corona pandemic to represent a window of opportunity for the transition toward sustainable mobility. Furthermore, the study also points out relevant directions for further research.
交通出行领域是受新冠疫情及其政策限制影响最严重的领域之一，尤其是由于旅行禁令、封锁措施以及出行需求减少，人们的出行行为大幅下降。本研究探讨了旨在遏制病毒传播的新冠疫情限制措施，是否有可能成为一个契机，通过改变行为背景打破日常出行和旅行出行中高度习惯化的行为模式，从而向可持续出行转型。我们对具有德国人口代表性的样本（n = 3092）进行了一项在线调查，以研究新冠疫情限制措施对德国人日常出行和出行方式选择的影响，以及他们对未来出行的期望。此外，我们还研究了德国人保护气候的个人规范，在新冠疫情期间及之后，对他们向可持续出行转变的出行行为变化的调节作用。与之前的研究一致，本研究表明，与新冠疫情之前相比，在新冠疫情限制措施实施期间，几乎所有日常出行和旅行出行的交通方式的出行量总体上都有所减少，不同交通方式受到的影响各不相同。我们的研究结果还指出了保护气候的个人规范对于向可持续出行行为转变的相关性。总体而言，本研究为新冠疫情成为向可持续出行转型的契机提供了首个实证依据。此外，该研究还指出了进一步研究的相关方向。
