HASCI 1 - Healthy, Active, and Sustainable Commuting Intervention: An intervention study to examine habit substitution of commuting habits

HASCI 1 - Healthy, Active, and Sustainable Commuting Intervention: An intervention study to examine habit substitution of commuting habits - HASCI-1

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00028479

Enrollment

Registered

2022-03-24

Start date

2022-06-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-22

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Conditions

non-clinical sample

Interventions

Group 1: One-arm intervention group: Positive consequences of more active and sustainable commuting behavior: Information about health consequences of increased physical activity

information about financial and environmental consequences of more sustainable commuting behavior

writing down the most important reason for one's own motivation of a new commuting behavior. Action planning and cues: Prompting participants to choose a new commuting behavior, that is more active an

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: To participate in the study, participants must meet the following criteria: - Usually, persons commute on at least three working days (Monday-Friday). - Usually, persons commute to work by car/scooter/public transport (i.e. bus, train, tram, ...). - An intention to commute to work more actively and sustainably in the future, and to do so, having the intention to build a new commuting habit, i.e., walk, cycle or use public transportation [instead of car] for commuting. - Own a smartphone - Be at least 18 years old - Have the same workplace across the study period (i.e., for 14 weeks) - Have sufficient vision and German language skills to understand and complete the study materials

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: none

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Increase in automaticity of commuting behavior that was planned in the intervention (over a time period of up to 86 days after the intervention) as well as change in positive and negative affect from pre- to post-commuting. Automaticity is measured daily during the five measurement bursts (each Monday to Friday) using the Self-Report Behavioral Automaticity Index (SRBAI; Gardner et al., 2012; Thurn et al., 2014). Positive and negative affect are measured daily during the five measurement periods (each Monday to Friday) before and after the commuting behavior, using an adapted form of the PANAS according to Swendsen et al. (2000).	—

Measure

Time frame

Increase in automaticity of commuting behavior that was planned in the intervention (over a time period of up to 86 days after the intervention) as well as change in positive and negative affect from pre- to post-commuting. Automaticity is measured daily during the five measurement bursts (each Monday to Friday) using the Self-Report Behavioral Automaticity Index (SRBAI; Gardner et al., 2012; Thurn et al., 2014). Positive and negative affect are measured daily during the five measurement periods (each Monday to Friday) before and after the commuting behavior, using an adapted form of the PANAS according to Swendsen et al. (2000).

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary outcomes include daily measures on the enactment of the planned commuting behavior as well type and duration of commuting behavior, intrinsic reward and experienced regret as a result of commuting behavior, self-efficacy, and action control.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSally Di Maio

Fachbereich Erziehungswissenschaften und Psychologie, Arbeitsbereich Gesundheitspsychologie

hasci@psychologie.fu-berlin.de+4903083865978

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 27, 2026