File(s) under permanent embargo
What predicts children's active transport and independent mobility in disadvantaged neighborhoods?
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-19, 10:19 authored by Veitch, J, Carver, A, Salmon, J, Abbott, G, Ball, K, Crawford, D, Verity ClelandVerity Cleland, Timperio, AThis 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.
History
Publication title
Health & PlaceVolume
44Pagination
103-109ISSN
1353-8292Department/School
Menzies Institute for Medical ResearchPublisher
Pergamon-Elsevier Science LtdPlace of publication
The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, England, Ox5 1GbRights statement
© 2017 Elsevier LtdRepository Status
- Restricted