3 Months without the car in Bielefeld, Germany– a mixed-method study exploring individual motivation to participate in a municipal intervention

Nowak AC, Lopez Lumbi S, McCall T (2024)
BMC Public Health 24(1): 759.

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Abstract / Bemerkung
**Background**
Climate change is a major public health issue worldwide. To achieve climate targets and reduce morbidity, a paradigm shift in individual behavior e.g., in mobility, is needed. Municipal interventions can motivate individuals to engage in climate-friendly behavior through different psychological mechanisms. In order for successful interventions, it is necessary to gain better insight from study participants and their reasons for participating in mobility projects (e.g., motivational aspects).

**Materials and methods**
A mixed-methods design was used to evaluate reasons and characteristics of people for participating in an municipal mobility intervention. The quantitative sub-study assesses socioeconomic characteristics, environmental awareness and perceived stress. The qualitative sub-study explores motivation for participation and change, perspectives on car replacement and reasons for car use.

**Results**
Results show that participants (n = 42) are rather high educated and show medium environmental awareness. Participants of the qualitative study part (n = 15) were motiviated to reduce car use already before the intervention and used the intervention as starting point or trial phase.

**Conclusions**
Urban intervention projects with fitted recruitment strategies and better insights from study participants with the aim to motivate individuals to engage in climate-friendly behavior can help to strengthen sustainability and public health.

Stichworte
Behavior change; Mobility; Mixed-methods design; Pro-environmental behavior; Health; Well-being
Erscheinungsjahr
2024
Zeitschriftentitel
BMC Public Health
Band
24
Ausgabe
1
Art.-Nr.
759
eISSN
1471-2458
Finanzierungs-Informationen
Open-Access-Publikationskosten wurden durch die Universität Bielefeld im Rahmen des DEAL-Vertrags gefördert.
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https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2987706

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Nowak AC, Lopez Lumbi S, McCall T. 3 Months without the car in Bielefeld, Germany– a mixed-method study exploring individual motivation to participate in a municipal intervention. BMC Public Health. 2024;24(1): 759.
Nowak, A. C., Lopez Lumbi, S., & McCall, T. (2024). 3 Months without the car in Bielefeld, Germany– a mixed-method study exploring individual motivation to participate in a municipal intervention. BMC Public Health, 24(1), 759. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18266-7
Nowak, Anna Christina, Lopez Lumbi, Susanne, and McCall, Timothy. 2024. “3 Months without the car in Bielefeld, Germany– a mixed-method study exploring individual motivation to participate in a municipal intervention”. BMC Public Health 24 (1): 759.
Nowak, A. C., Lopez Lumbi, S., and McCall, T. (2024). 3 Months without the car in Bielefeld, Germany– a mixed-method study exploring individual motivation to participate in a municipal intervention. BMC Public Health 24:759.
Nowak, A.C., Lopez Lumbi, S., & McCall, T., 2024. 3 Months without the car in Bielefeld, Germany– a mixed-method study exploring individual motivation to participate in a municipal intervention. BMC Public Health, 24(1): 759.
A.C. Nowak, S. Lopez Lumbi, and T. McCall, “3 Months without the car in Bielefeld, Germany– a mixed-method study exploring individual motivation to participate in a municipal intervention”, BMC Public Health, vol. 24, 2024, : 759.
Nowak, A.C., Lopez Lumbi, S., McCall, T.: 3 Months without the car in Bielefeld, Germany– a mixed-method study exploring individual motivation to participate in a municipal intervention. BMC Public Health. 24, : 759 (2024).
Nowak, Anna Christina, Lopez Lumbi, Susanne, and McCall, Timothy. “3 Months without the car in Bielefeld, Germany– a mixed-method study exploring individual motivation to participate in a municipal intervention”. BMC Public Health 24.1 (2024): 759.
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