Journal
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART F-TRAFFIC PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR
Volume 62, Issue -, Pages 615-625Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2019.02.016
Keywords
Self-determination theory; Motivation; Psychometric analysis; Active transport to school; Active travel to school; Young people
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- Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness
- European Regional Development Fund (MINECO/FEDER, UE) [DEP2016-75598-R]
- University of Granada, Plan Propio de Investigacion 2016, Excellence action: Units of Excellence
- University of Granada, Plan Propio de Investigacion 2016, Excellence action: Unit of Excellence on Exercise and Health (UCEES)
- Junta de Andalucia, Consejeria de Conocimiento, Investigacion y Universidades
- European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) [SOMM17/6107/UGR]
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The motivational processes involving active commuting to and from school (ACS) are not yet well understood. Grounded in self-determination theory, the objective of this study was to adapt the Spanish version of the Behavioural Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire-3 to ACS, and to examine the psychometric properties of the resulting version called Behavioural Regulation in Active Commuting to and from School (BR-ACS). The participants were 404 secondary students (207 girls; M-age = 14.25, SD = 1.32) from different Spanish cities. The confirmatory factor analyses revealed adequate fit indices both for a six factor structure (intrinsic motivation, integrated, identified, introjected and external regulation, and amotivation) and a hierarchical three-factor structure (autonomous, controlled motivation, and amotivation). The factor structure was invariant across gender and age. The internal consistency and temporal stability analyses showed adequate values for each factor. The binary logistic regression analysis reflected that intrinsic motivation, integrated, and identified regulation positively and significantly predicted ACS behaviour. The BR-ACS contributes to a better understanding of the motivational processes implied in adolescents' ACS behaviour. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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