A Cluster Analysis of University Commuters: Attitudes, Personal Norms and Constraints, and Travel Satisfaction

Marco De Angelis, Luca Mantecchini and Luca Pietrantoni
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Marco De Angelis: Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Via Berti Pichat 5, 40126 Bologna, Italy
Luca Mantecchini: Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering, University of Bologna, Viale del Risorgimento 2, 40136 Bologna, Italy
Luca Pietrantoni: Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Via Berti Pichat 5, 40126 Bologna, Italy

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 9, 1-15

Abstract: Higher education institutions are recognised as settings where the community’s awareness of sustainable mobility can be strengthened or reshaped. The first objective of the present study was to identify groups of commuters based on their modal choice in a large higher education institution in Italy. The second objective was to compare the groups on socio-demographic and psychosocial variables, specifically attitudes, personal norms, personal constraints, and travel satisfaction. The cluster analysis revealed five different types of commuters: car-oriented, two-wheeled urban users, pedestrians, long-distance commuters, and regular bus users. Attitudes, personal constraints and norms, and satisfaction differed in the five groups of commuters. The present study provides insights for behavioural change programmes and organizational policies on sustainable mobility.

Keywords: cluster analysis; sustainable mobility; travel satisfaction; commuting; psychosocial factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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