title: Social ecological influences on work-related active commuting among adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine influences on active commuting (AC) behavior using a social ecological framework.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants (N = 1234) responded to an online survey about AC patterns and social ecological influences on AC. Multiple regression analysis determined the relative influence of individual, interpersonal, institutional, community, and environmental levels on AC.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant relationships were found between AC and individual, interpersonal, institutional, community, and environmental influences; 70% of the variance in AC was explained with the full model.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The social ecological model provides a framework for understanding a range of influences on AC and should inform strategies to improve AC behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, USA. mjb73@psu.edu
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bopp
authors.forename: Andrew T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Kaczynski
authors.forename: Matthew E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001642:Bicycling / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012931:Social Environment; D014186:Transportation; D016138:Walking / Q000523:psychology