Individual and Contextual Variables Enhance Transfer for a Workplace Eco-Driving Intervention

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• Personal Author:
  Guros F ; MacArthur J ; Mansfield LR ; Truxillo DM
• Description:
  The adoption of energy efficient driving styles and practices, eco-driving, has been recognized in the literature as an option for reducing vehicle energy consumption. Prior eco-driving research has looked at the effectiveness of various eco-driving programs. However, the characteristics of the individuals participating in fleet eco-driving programs and the role of the supervisor as an advocate for eco-driving practices have remained relatively unexamined. An eco-driving intervention intended to increase eco-driving behaviors in a work organization was conducted with fleet drivers in three public organizations. Drawing from the workplace training literature, we hypothesized that employee eco-driving behaviors will increase after the implementation of an eco-driving intervention, but that these behaviors will be dependent on the participant's pre-intervention motivation and support from their supervisor for implementing eco-driving practices. Survey data were collected pre- and post-intervention from 51 fleet drivers (average age 45.3 and 33% female), and results indicate that the eco-driving intervention was effective when either high levels of pre-intervention motivation or supervisor support were present. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automobiles Behavior Occupational Health Safety Transportation
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Eco-driving Behavior Change Drivers Employee Motivation Fleet Drivers Intervention Effectiveness Organizational Support Transportation Workers Worker Motivation Work Organization
• ISSN:
  1369-8478
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  138-143
• Volume:
  37
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063229
• Citation:
  Transp Res Part F Traffic Psychol Behav 2016 Feb; 37:138-143
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  Portland State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ba6b7c6307ada53e21d97c249060f7d613d2d1a2ba92851e2eb73d4d292c1f2ec3785f5bbf08a66bce1f6279efbdda092d809fdc1501926c9a67612cb92827aa
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226326/cdc_226326_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 241.74 KB ]