Towards a differentiated understanding of active travel behaviour: Using social theory to explore everyday commuting

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 233-239

  Guell, C ^a   Panter, J ^a   Jones, N R ^b   Ogilvie, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active travel; Commuting; Qualitative research; Social practice; UK

Indexed keywords

COMMUTING; CYCLE TRANSPORT; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL THEORY; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; WALKING;

ARTICLE; CYCLING; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TRANSPORTATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84860680652     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.01.038     Document Type: Article

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