Promoting electric bicycle sharing for older residents in regional areas: Multilevel structural equation modeling insights

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Research in Transportation Business and Management Pub Date : 2025-05-06 DOI:10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101399

Panuwat Wisutwattanasak , Fareeda Watcharamaisakul , Chinnakrit Banyong , Anon Chantaratang , Thanapong Champahom , Vatanavongs Ratanavaraha , Sajjakaj Jomnonkwao

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Abstract

In recent times, a limited number of scholars have explored the impact of spatial or divergent policies across different regions on users' intentions. Consequently, employing a multilevel analysis becomes crucial, as it allows for the examination of how these factors influence user attitudes. This analytical approach proves to be particularly advantageous for local policymakers seeking a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics at play. This study investigates the factors influencing older adults' intentions to use Electric Bicycle Sharing Systems (EBSS) in regional Thailand, emphasizing the impact of spatial policies and regional variations. Utilizing a Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling (MSEM) approach, the study analyzes survey data from 1568 older residents across 41 districts. The findings reveal significant psychological determinants based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), with Perceived Usefulness emerging as the most influential factor. Additionally, environmental aspects, such as enforcement and support, exhibit notable effects on user intentions, with variations across districts. These insights highlight the importance of considering both individual and contextual factors when developing EBSS policies. The results provide valuable guidance for policymakers in designing strategic and sustainable transportation policies tailored to the needs of older residents, ensuring an inclusive and regionally adaptable EBSS framework.

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促进区域老年居民共享电动自行车：多层次结构方程建模见解

近年来，有限数量的学者探讨了不同地区的空间或差异政策对用户意图的影响。因此，采用多层次分析变得至关重要，因为它允许检查这些因素如何影响用户的态度。事实证明，这种分析方法对寻求全面了解正在发挥作用的动态的地方决策者特别有利。本研究探讨了泰国地区老年人使用电动自行车共享系统（EBSS）意愿的影响因素，强调空间政策和区域差异的影响。利用多层结构方程模型（MSEM）方法，该研究分析了41个地区1568名老年居民的调查数据。基于计划行为理论（TPB）和技术接受模型（TAM），研究结果揭示了重要的心理决定因素，其中感知有用性是最具影响力的因素。此外，环境因素，如执法和支持，对用户意图有显著影响，在不同地区有所不同。这些见解强调了在制定EBSS政策时同时考虑个人因素和环境因素的重要性。研究结果为政策制定者设计适合老年居民需求的战略性可持续交通政策提供了有价值的指导，确保了一个包容性和区域适应性的EBSS框架。

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期刊介绍： Research in Transportation Business & Management (RTBM) will publish research on international aspects of transport management such as business strategy, communication, sustainability, finance, human resource management, law, logistics, marketing, franchising, privatisation and commercialisation. Research in Transportation Business & Management welcomes proposals for themed volumes from scholars in management, in relation to all modes of transport. Issues should be cross-disciplinary for one mode or single-disciplinary for all modes. We are keen to receive proposals that combine and integrate theories and concepts that are taken from or can be traced to origins in different disciplines or lessons learned from different modes and approaches to the topic. By facilitating the development of interdisciplinary or intermodal concepts, theories and ideas, and by synthesizing these for the journal''s audience, we seek to contribute to both scholarly advancement of knowledge and the state of managerial practice. Potential volume themes include: -Sustainability and Transportation Management- Transport Management and the Reduction of Transport''s Carbon Footprint- Marketing Transport/Branding Transportation- Benchmarking, Performance Measurement and Best Practices in Transport Operations- Franchising, Concessions and Alternate Governance Mechanisms for Transport Organisations- Logistics and the Integration of Transportation into Freight Supply Chains- Risk Management (or Asset Management or Transportation Finance or ...): Lessons from Multiple Modes- Engaging the Stakeholder in Transportation Governance- Reliability in the Freight Sector