Clarifying multiple-mode decision making in conventional psychological models: A consideration of the influential mechanism of car use's characteristics on the behavioral use of public transportation |
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Authors: | Nguyen Hoang-Tung Hisashi Kubota |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Transport & Communications, No.3 Cau Giay, Lang Thuong, Dong Da, Hanoi, Viet Nam;2. Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture 338-8570, Japan |
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Abstract: | The existence of the multiple-mode decision making process challenges the existing psychological theories those predict travel behaviors because the theories were mainly to explain the relationship between travelers' perceived attributes of a targeted mode, not to make choices between modes. A review of related literatures showed a lack of focus on the mechanism of one mode influencing other mode in psychological models. The present study investigates how car-related factors affect the establishment of bus use intention in a psychological investigation. It is hypothesized that single car use factors do not directly influence bus use intention, rather than that; they indirectly influence bus use intention through an overall factor of car use. Results from a dataset of 270 samples investigating three types of daily trips in the Japanese context showed support to the mediating effect of the overall car use factor. As such, an arbitrary inclusion of car-related factors to psychological models of public transportation may not be recommended. |
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Keywords: | Corresponding author Psychological model Multiple-mode decisions Travel behavior Public transportation Bus service |
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