Department for Trade, Marketing and Logistics, Faculty of Economics in Subotica, University of Novi Sad, 24000 Subotica, Serbia.
Department for Financial and Bank Management, Faculty of Economics in Subotica, University of Novi Sad, 24000 Subotica, Serbia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 31;20(3):2495. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20032495.
The positive effects of e-bikes on physical activity, health, and the environment have been confirmed in many studies. Their choice, as well as of cycling in general, was previously considered from, among others, the socio-psychological aspect (often by use of the theory of planned behavior (TPB)) or the financial aspect (in the context of financial incentives). In addition, the question of physical activity can be especially relevant for the student population, since their level of physical activity usually declines. Starting from the previous framework, the aim of this research was to consider the intention to use e-bikes by the student population in the context of their attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and financial incentives. It is, according to the authors' knowledge, the first research that combines all those variables when studying e-bikes. The research was conducted in 2022 on a convenience sample of 332 students from the University of Novi Sad (Republic of Serbia). The results show that the strongest predictor of the intention to use e-bikes can be attributed to financial incentives, followed by attitudes and subjective norms, while perceived behavioral control is not significant. Besides considerations in the context of previous research, additional recommendations for increasing e-bikes' use were provided.
许多研究已经证实电动自行车对身体活动、健康和环境的积极影响。电动自行车的选择，以及一般的自行车骑行，以前通常从社会心理方面（通常使用计划行为理论 (TPB)）或经济方面（在经济激励的背景下）来考虑。此外，对于学生群体来说，身体活动的问题可能尤为重要，因为他们的身体活动水平通常会下降。基于之前的框架，本研究的目的是考虑学生群体对电动自行车的使用意图，包括他们的态度、主观规范、感知行为控制和经济激励。据作者所知，这是第一项在研究电动自行车时结合所有这些变量的研究。该研究于 2022 年在塞尔维亚诺维萨德大学的 332 名学生的便利样本中进行。结果表明，使用电动自行车的意图最强的预测因素可以归因于经济激励，其次是态度和主观规范，而感知行为控制则不显著。除了在之前的研究背景下的考虑之外，还提供了增加电动自行车使用的额外建议。
