The socio-ecological determinants of change in school travel mode over the transition from childhood to adolescence and the association with physical activity intensity.
Health & place 2020 ; 72: 102667.
Irwin J, van Sluijs EMF, Panter J, Jones A
DOI : 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102667
PubMed ID : 34700064
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URL : https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1353829221001635
Abstract
School active travel contributes to young people's physical activity levels, yet the prevalence is low, and declines with age. Based on determinants from the social-ecological model we investigated changes in school travel behaviour over the transition from childhood to adolescence in participants from the baseline and four-year follow-up of the SPEEDY cohort. Descriptive analysis examined how travel behaviours changed and were related to physical activity. Multinomial logistic regression investigated determinants. Some 38% of participants changed travel mode; 66% from active to passive. Passively traveling participants at follow-up showed a decrease in physical activity. Several social-ecological domains were associated with change. Findings suggest multicomponent interventions are required to support active travel in youth.