Association between Campus Walkability and Affective Walking Experience, and the Mediating Role of Walking Attitude

Bojing Liao, Yifan Xu (), Xiang Li and Ji Li
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Bojing Liao: Institute of Creativity and Innovation, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
Yifan Xu: Economics and Management School, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
Xiang Li: School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
Ji Li: School of Architecture, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 21, 1-13

Abstract: The walkability of a neighborhood is important for alleviating transport problems and improving the social and physical wellbeing of residents. However, it is unclear to what extent high walkability contributes to positive attitudes about walking and walking experiences on university campuses. In addition, little is known about the extent and mechanism by which walking attitude influences the affective walking experiences of students. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the relationship between campus walkability and students’ affective walking experience, as well as to explain the role of walking attitude as a mediator of this relationship. To address these issues, data were collected via questionnaires at a Chinese university and analyzed by using the structural equation model. After controlling for personal characteristics, the results indicated that campus walkability had a positive direct and indirect (through walking attitude) association with affective walking experiences. Our findings have proved that walkable campuses are important because they promote positive walking attitudes and walking emotions, which are beneficial to students’ mental health and subjective wellbeing.

Keywords: campus walkability; affective walking experience; walking attitude; structural equation model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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