PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Javid, Muhammad Ashraf
AU  - AL-Shehhi, Maryam Ibrahim Saeed
AU  - AL-Youqabi, Mazoun Hamad Sulaiyme
TI  - Students' Intentions toward Carpooling in Sohar, Oman: Importance of Various Motivating Factors, Incentives, and Barriers
DP  - 2025 Sep 15
TA  - Transactions on Transport Sciences
PG  - 23--32
VI  - 16
IP  - 2
AID - 10.5507/tots.2024.024
IS  - 
AB  - This study explores the carpooling potential among university students considering the various incentives, discounts, motives, and barriers. A questionnaire was designed and conducted with the students of Sohar University, Oman. The analysis of collected 250 samples showed that more than 60% of the students were willing to accept carpooling considering the various benefits and incentives. The ANOVA analysis revealed significant differences in interest in carpooling according to multiple segments of students based on age, marital status, vehicle ownership, driving a car, and study major. Factor analysis yielded four factors of encouraging variables and three factors of discouraging variables. The factors of accessibility, convenience, cost and physical, and incentives are significant predictors of carpooling intentions. Also, the factors of perceived difficulty, freedom, trust, and commitment concerns are significant predictors of intentions. The students' preference for the bus over carpooling negatively affects the intention, whereas, carpooling experience, carpooling for the reduction in traffic congestion, and study major (engineering) positively correlated with carpooling intentions. These findings provide a useful understanding of the significant factors influencing the behavioral intentions of students toward carpooling.