Psychosocial and environmental determinants of active transport to school in Austrian rural communities: a cross-sectional study among schoolchildren and their parents.

Autor:	Hofer-Fischanger, Kathrin, Grasser, Gerlinde, van Poppel, Mireille N. M.
Předmět:	STUDENT health STATISTICS HIGH schools PLANNED behavior theory PSYCHOLOGY of parents CONFIDENCE intervals RESEARCH evaluation RURAL conditions CROSS-sectional method SELF-evaluation ATTITUDE (Psychology) SOCIAL norms MULTIPLE regression analysis MULTIVARIATE analysis COMMUNITIES PHYSICAL activity CYCLING CRONBACH'S alpha QUESTIONNAIRES WALKING RESEARCH funding AUSTRIANS INTENTION STATISTICAL models COMMITMENT (Psychology) ELEMENTARY schools ODDS ratio DATA analysis software HEALTH promotion TRANSPORTATION PARENTS
Zdroj:	Journal of Public Health (09431853); Nov2023, Vol. 31 Issue 11, p1807-1816, 10p
Abstrakt:	Background: Active transport to school (ATS) is an effective health-promoting intervention to integrate physical activity into children's everyday lives. While previous studies have examined environmental and behavioural determinants on ATS in urban areas, evidence on rural areas is rare. Method: This study examined whether environmental and psychosocial characteristics are associated with ATS in two rural communities in Austria. Participants from four schools (two primary / two secondary schools) returned a self-reported questionnaire on individual and environmental determinants of ATS consisting of one section for parents and one for children, with 382 of the 467 total responses being included in the analysis. Results: Bivariate analyses showed a significant association of psychosocial characteristics of parents and children (intention, attitude, social norm, perceived behavioural control: p < 0.001), one environmental item (walking and cycling network: p ≤ 0.001) as well as distance and duration for walking to/from school between ATS. In a multiple regression model, the chances of participating in ATS were higher among children who have higher perceived behavioural control, walk between 5 to 10 minutes to school, and whose parents have a higher commitment to ATS. Conclusions: Future initiatives to enhance ATS in rural areas should focus on the control beliefs of parents and children, and should involve parents in order to increase parents' commitment to ATS. Additionally, measures should explore the effects of active transport promotion in the context of public transport and school buses. Above all, further opportunities for ATS should be considered in spatial and community planning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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