title: What predicts children's active transport and independent mobility in disadvantaged neighborhoods?
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.
authors.affiliation: Deakin University, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), Geelong, Australia. Electronic address: jenny.veitch@deakin.edu.au.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Veitch
authors.affiliation: Deakin University, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Geelong, Australia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carver
authors.affiliation: Deakin University, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), Geelong, Australia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salmon
authors.affiliation: Deakin University, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), Geelong, Australia.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Abbott
authors.affiliation: Deakin University, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), Geelong, Australia.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ball
authors.affiliation: Deakin University, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), Geelong, Australia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.affiliation: Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Australia.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cleland
authors.affiliation: Deakin University, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), Geelong, Australia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Timperio
mesh_terms: D001642:Bicycling; D001693:Biological Transport, Active; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D011204:Poverty Areas; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012449:Safety; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016138:Walking
keywords: Active transport; Adolescent; Child; Disadvantage; Independent mobility; Longitudinal study; Neighborhood; Walking to school