Travel perception and mode choice: a descriptive and exploratory factor analysis of a pilot survey addressed to students of UFRRJ (Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro)

Authors

  • Christiane Aguiar de Andrade Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon – Portugal
  • João Abreu Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon – Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14295/transportes.v30i2.2696

Keywords:

Travel behavior, University students, Exploratory factor analysis

Abstract

Universities generate a significant volume of daily commuting, in addition to being a favorable environment for development of new habits and behavior, as result of the influence among those who attend them. This study addressed a survey, based on Theory of Planned Behavior and Theory of Human Motivation, to UFRRJ students in order to identify the factors taken into account in travel decisions and to collect their perceptions about the transportation system in metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro. The results were achieved by exploratory factor analysis and interviews. The findings corroborate the already consolidated application of Theory of Planned Behavior on travel research and confirmed the existence of a hierarchy of transport needs suggested by the Theory of Human Motivation, which denotes its potential as a tool for transport policies design. The study also revealed the importance given by students to travel time over other needs, the strong influence of the safety attributes on decisions and a high awareness of the social and inclusive role of transport.

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Author Biographies

Christiane Aguiar de Andrade, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon – Portugal

Master in Logistics from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro and PhD candidate in Transportation Systems at Instituto Superior Técnico - MIT Portugal (Research in Travel Behavior). Adjunct Professor at Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) since 2010, in Logistics and Production Management areas. More than 10 years experience in manufacturing company, working on logistics, quality systems, cost management and project management.

João Abreu, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon – Portugal

Joao de Abreu e Silva currently works at the Centre for Urban and Regional Systems (CESUR), CERis, IST, Universidade de Lisboa . Joao does research in Planning, Travel Behavior and Transportation Engineering. Their most recent publication is 'Existence, relatedness and growth needs as mediators between mode choice and travel satisfaction: evidence from Denmark'.

Joao DE ABREU E SILVA | Associate Professor | Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon | Department of Civil Engineering Architecture and Georesources (researchgate.net)

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2022-08-31

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Aguiar de Andrade, C. ., & de Abreu e Silva, J. A. . (2022). Travel perception and mode choice: a descriptive and exploratory factor analysis of a pilot survey addressed to students of UFRRJ (Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro). TRANSPORTES, 30(2), 2696. https://doi.org/10.14295/transportes.v30i2.2696

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