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The expansion of urbanization an‎d the need for sustainable transportation have heightened the importance of micromobility an‎d electric scooters. This research aims to identify the factors influencing the intention of women in the city of Qom to use shared electric scooters, utilizing an extended Unified Theory of Acceptance an‎d Use of Technology (UTAUT) model. However, the adoption of these technologies, especially among women, is affected by numerous factors, an‎d a gender gap in their usage is evident. This study seeks to identify an‎d explain the factors influencing the intention to use public electric scooters among women in Qom, where the service has not yet been formally launched. Conducted in Qom, a city with unique cultural an‎d religious characteristics, this study investigates womenʹs attitudes towards this novel mode of transport, as existing knowledge in this field, particularly in such contexts, is limited. This research is applied in its purpose an‎d descriptive-survey in its method, employing a quantitative approach. The primary theoretical framework is the UTAUT, extended by adding the variable of personal innovativeness. Factors such as ease of use, usefulness, social an‎d religious influence, facilitating conditions, an‎d personal innovativeness are considered the main predictors of the intention to use, with age an‎d prior experience included as moderating variables in the conceptual model. The statistical population consisted of women aged 13 to 56 residing in Qom, an‎d a sample of 475 completed an‎d usable questionnaires was collected through multi-stage sampling using both online an‎d printed forms. Data analysis will be performed using descriptive statistics an‎d Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) with SmartPLS software. Qualitative results showed that the general attitude of women toward this technology is cautious; the average intention to use (2.89 out of 5) was rated significantly below the midpoint, indicating the presence of psychological an‎d practical barriers. The quantitative results from the structural model analysis, which explained 72.6% of the variance in the "intention to use" variable, revealed that "social an‎d religious influence," with a path coefficient of -0.392, is the strongest an‎d most significant deterrent to the adoption of this technology by women. Conversely, "ease of use" (0.283) an‎d "usefulness" (0.248) were identified as the most important encouraging factors. The variables "practical barriers" (such as accompanying a child), "facilitating conditions" (such as the existence of safe infrastructure), an‎d "personal innovativeness" also had a significant impact on the intention to use. Group difference analysis indicated that women with young children have a markedly lower intention to use, whereas female students an‎d individuals with prior experience using similar vehicles (like bicycles) showed a much higher intention. Furthermore, the results revealed that age an‎d prior experience play a significant moderating role; as age increases, the negative impact of socio-religious influence diminishes. The findings of this research are expected to provide a deeper understan‎ding of the key factors affecting the adoption of this technology by women. These findings can serve as a practical guide for policymakers an‎d urban planners to facilitate a successful an‎d women-centric launch of electric scooter services in Qom an‎d cities with similar cultural contexts, thereby contributing to the development of sustainable transportation an‎d the advancement of gender equity in transport access.

اسكوتر برقي، نگرش زنان، پذيرش فناوري، UTAUT، شهر قم، مدل‌سازي معادلات ساختاري

: Electric scooter, Womenʹs attitudes ,Technology acceptance, UTAU , Qom ,Structural equation modeling

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ali tavakoli kashani/mahmood ahmadinejad