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Do active commuters feel more competent and vital? A self-organizing maps analysis in university students

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Do active commuters feel more competent and vital? A self-organizing maps analysis in university students

dc.contributor.author	Bachner, Joachim
dc.contributor.author	García Massó, Xavier
dc.contributor.author	Castillo Fernández, Isabel María
dc.contributor.author	Mess, Filip
dc.contributor.author	Molina García, Javier
dc.date.accessioned	2022-09-12T15:49:25Z
dc.date.available	2022-09-12T15:49:25Z
dc.date.issued	2022
dc.identifier.citation	Bachner, Joachim García Massó, Xavier Castillo Fernández, Isabel María Mess, Filip Molina García, Javier 2022 Do active commuters feel more competent and vital? A self-organizing maps analysis in university students International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 19 12 7239
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10550/83784
dc.description.abstract	University students represent a population that faces high risks regarding physical inactivity. Research suggests that a regular engagement in physical activity (PA) may be more likely established when it leads to the experience of subjective vitality. Subjective vitality, in turn, is more likely achieved through physical activities that individuals feel competent in, and that take place in natural outdoor environments. An activity that may fulfill these conditions is active commuting to and from university (ACU). To examine whether and in which form ACU can combine this promising pattern of aspects, a person-oriented analysis was conducted. The sample contained 484 university students (59.3% females). Leisure-time PA, ACU by walking, ACU by cycling, subjective vitality, PA-related competence and body mass index were included as input variables in a self-organizing maps analysis. For both female and male university students, the identified clusters indicated that students who intensively engaged in ACU did not exhibit subjective vitality levels above average. Consistently, they did not show elevated levels of PA-related competence, which suggests that ACU does not support the perception of their physical abilities. Considerations regarding urban university environments lacking sufficient natural elements finally add to the conclusion that engaging in ACU does not suffice to establish a vitality-supportive and thus sustainable PA behavior. Additionally, the identified clusters illustrate a large heterogeneity regarding the interaction between leisure-time PA, body mass index and subjective vitality.
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 2022, vol. 19, num. 12, p. 7239
dc.subject	Psicologia social
dc.title	Do active commuters feel more competent and vital? A self-organizing maps analysis in university students
dc.type	journal article	es_ES
dc.date.updated	2022-09-12T15:49:25Z
dc.identifier.doi	10.3390/ijerph19127239
dc.identifier.idgrec	154691
dc.rights.accessRights	open access	es_ES