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Can travel advisors influence physical activity in personal travel planning projects using the Theory of Planned Behaviour? A longitudinal study

Miah, Jolel, Guppy, Andy and Cook, Erica (2023) Can travel advisors influence physical activity in personal travel planning projects using the Theory of Planned Behaviour? A longitudinal study. Journal of Psychology, 7 (2). pp. 67-79. ISSN 2515-138X

Item Type: Article

Abstract

The objective was to examine the effect of travel advisors (TAs) used in personal travel planning
interventions (PTP) on physical activity (PA) in an urban, ethnically diverse residential settings. The
study assessed the utility of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) to predict both intention and PA
associated with “TAs”. A quasi-experimental longitudinal study was conducted with two groups to
examine changes in physical activity levels. The methods involved a survey targeted at residents in a
PTP targeted area who spoke to a TA (intervention group) and residents who did not (control group).
Participants in the intervention group (n = 147) and control group (n = 95) self-reported their PA
levels and constructs of the TPB at three time points. The results show that residents who had spoken
to a TA reported significantly higher levels of physical activity at each of the three time points.
ANOVA”s revealed significant interaction effects for the TPB constructs. The overall conclusion was
that those who had spoken to a TA reported more PA at each of the three time points.

Keywords: personal travel planning; physical activity; travel advisor, theory of planned behaviour;
travel advisor

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Uncontrolled Keywords: personal travel planning; physical activity; travel advisor, theory of planned behaviour; travel advisor
Depositing User: Jolel Miah

Identifiers

Item ID: 16327
Identification Number: https://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/16327/1/5-jolel-miah-67%E2%80%9379-0223.pdf
ISSN: 2515-138X
URI: http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/16327
Official URL: https://www.pjp.psychreg.org/

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ORCID for Jolel Miah: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-6262-3906

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Date Deposited: 24 Jul 2023 08:34
Last Modified: 24 Jul 2023 08:34

Contributors

Author: Jolel Miah ORCID iD
Author: Andy Guppy
Author: Erica Cook

University Divisions

Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing > School of Psychology

Subjects

Psychology > Cognitive Behaviour
Psychology > Social Psychology
Psychology

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