The socio-ecological determinants of change in school travel mode over the transition from childhood to adolescence and the association with physical activity intensity

Jessica Helen Irwin; Esther M. F. van Sluijs; Jenna R. Panter; Andy Jones

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102667

The socio-ecological determinants of change in school travel mode over the transition from childhood to adolescence and the association with physical activity intensity

Jessica Helen Irwin, Esther M. F. van Sluijs, Jenna R. Panter, Andy Jones

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	102667
Journal	Health and Place
Volume	72
Early online date	23 Oct 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102667
Publication status	Published - Nov 2021

Keywords

Active travel
Health behaviour
Public health
School commute
Youth physical activity

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