TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychosocial barriers of public transport use and social exclusion among older adults
T2 - Empirical evidence from Lahore, Pakistan
AU - Al-Rashid, Muhammad Ahmad
AU - Goh, Hong Ching
AU - Harumain, Yong Adilah Shamsul
AU - Ali, Zulfiqar
AU - Campisi, Tiziana
AU - Mahmood, Tahir
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments: This study is a part of the doctoral research of the first author, conducted at the Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia, under the supervision of the second and third authors. The authors also acknowledge the financial support provided by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan (SAP # 50035725) for conducting this research.
Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge financial support from the MIUR (Ministry of Education, Universities and Research [Italy]) through a project entitled WEAKI TRANSIT: WEAK-demand areas Innovative TRANsport Shared services for Italian Towns (Project code: 20174ARRHT/CUP Code: J74I19000320008), financed with the PRIN 2017 (Research Projects of National Relevance) program. We authorize the MIUR to reproduce and distribute reprints for Governmental purposes, notwithstanding any copyright notations thereon. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the MIUR. This study is a part of the doctoral research of the first author, conducted at the Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia, under the supervision of the second and third authors. The authors also acknowledge the financial support provided by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan (SAP # 50035725) for conducting this research.
Funding Information:
Funding: The authors acknowledge financial support from the MIUR (Ministry of Education, Universities and Research [Italy]) through a project entitled WEAKI TRANSIT: WEAK-demand areas Innovative TRANsport Shared services for Italian Towns (Project code: 20174ARRHT/CUP Code: J74I19000320008), financed with the PRIN 2017 (Research Projects of National Relevance) program. We authorize the MIUR to reproduce and distribute reprints for Governmental purposes,
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PY - 2021/1/1
Y1 - 2021/1/1
N2 - Transport planning and public health have been intertwined historically. The health impact of public transport services, such as social exclusion, is a widely discussed research topic. Social exclusion is a paramount concern for older adults’ health in the wake of emerging global challenges. However, there remains a significant research gap on how psychosocial barriers faced by older adults in using public transport services influence the social exclusion behavior. The pre-sent research provides empirical evidence and shows the impact of certain psychosocial barriers of public transportation on older adults’ social exclusion. A total of 243 Pakistani older adults (aged 60–89 years old) voluntarily participated in this cross-sectional study. The participants provided self-reports on their psychosocial barriers (including perceived norms, attitude, personal ability, habits, neighborhood social constraints, and intention) and the corresponding social exclusion. Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was utilized for the data analysis. The structural path model supported the significant associations between psychosocial barriers and social exclusion. Except for perceived descriptive norms, all other psychosocial barriers predicted older adults’ social exclusion. The research portrays the significance of the psychosocial factors to examine social exclusion and offers practical implications for urban and transport plan-ners. The concerned policymakers can use the research findings to develop age-sensitive, socially sustainable, and healthy cities.
AB - Transport planning and public health have been intertwined historically. The health impact of public transport services, such as social exclusion, is a widely discussed research topic. Social exclusion is a paramount concern for older adults’ health in the wake of emerging global challenges. However, there remains a significant research gap on how psychosocial barriers faced by older adults in using public transport services influence the social exclusion behavior. The pre-sent research provides empirical evidence and shows the impact of certain psychosocial barriers of public transportation on older adults’ social exclusion. A total of 243 Pakistani older adults (aged 60–89 years old) voluntarily participated in this cross-sectional study. The participants provided self-reports on their psychosocial barriers (including perceived norms, attitude, personal ability, habits, neighborhood social constraints, and intention) and the corresponding social exclusion. Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was utilized for the data analysis. The structural path model supported the significant associations between psychosocial barriers and social exclusion. Except for perceived descriptive norms, all other psychosocial barriers predicted older adults’ social exclusion. The research portrays the significance of the psychosocial factors to examine social exclusion and offers practical implications for urban and transport plan-ners. The concerned policymakers can use the research findings to develop age-sensitive, socially sustainable, and healthy cities.
KW - Older adults
KW - Psychosocial
KW - Public transport
KW - Social exclusion
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85098544664&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/ijerph18010185
DO - 10.3390/ijerph18010185
M3 - Article
C2 - 33383763
AN - SCOPUS:85098544664
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 18
SP - 1
EP - 23
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 1
M1 - 185
ER -
