Citation

Veitch J, Carver A, Salmon J, Abbott G, Ball K, Crawford D, Cleland V, Timperio A. Health Place 2017; 44: 103-109.

Affiliation

Deakin University, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), Geelong, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.healthplace.2017.02.003

PMID

28219853

Abstract

This study examined two year changes in children's active transport and independent mobility and prospective associations between individual, social and physical environmental predictors of interest and these behaviors two years later. Overall, 43.5% of children (12.0±2.1 years) used active transport on the school journey at T1 and at T2 (p=0.77), and 35.3% engaged in independent mobility on the school journey at T1 and 29.6% at T2 (p=0.07). Enjoyment, parental safety concerns, and proximity to walking tracks were associated with independent mobility on the school journey. Road safety and social norms were associated with active transport and independent mobility to local destinations. These factors provide potential targets for interventions.

Keywords: SR2S

Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Language: en

Keywords

Active transport; Adolescent; Child; Disadvantage; Independent mobility; Longitudinal study; Neighborhood; Walking to school