Effects of cycle skills training on cycling-related knowledge, confidence and behaviour in adolescent girls
| Autor: | Sandra Mandic, Dana Lawrie, Tessa Pocock, Christina Ergler, Enrique García Bengoechea, Chiew Ching Kek, Charlotte Flaherty, Palma Chillón |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Behaviour change business.industry Health Policy education Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Transportation 030229 sport sciences Pollution 03 medical and health sciences Skills training 0302 clinical medicine McNemar's test Physical therapy Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Safety Risk Reliability and Quality business Cycling human activities Safety Research |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Transport & Health. 9:253-263 |
| ISSN: | 2214-1405 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jth.2018.01.015 |
| Popis: | Background Cycle skills training (CST) improves children's cycling knowledge and skills. This study examined and compared the effects of short-term CST (1–10 weeks) with or without on-road training on cycling-related knowledge, confidence and behaviours in adolescent girls. Methods Girls (n = 117; age: 13.9 ± 0.7 years) participated in either playground-based CST only (Traffic-Free CST; n = 43) or combined playground-based and on-road CST (Traffic-Free+OnRoad CST; n = 74). Participants completed pre-training and post-training surveys about cycling-related knowledge, confidence and behaviour, and practical cycling skills assessment (fundamental and advanced skills). Data were analysed using paired t-test and McNemar tests. Results At baseline, few adolescents cycled > 1/week (11.1%) or to school (2.6%). Both types of CST improved adolescents’ knowledge (Traffic-Free: 82.9 ± 13.0% to 88.9 ± 9.5%, p = 0.001; Traffic-Free+OnRoad: 85.9 ± 8.8% to 93.6 ± 6.4%, p 0.05). Traffic-Free+OnRoad CST participants were competent in most fundamental (97.8 ± 7.6%) and advanced practical cycling skills (97.6 ± 5.7%), whereas Traffic-Free CST participants had lower scores in fundamental skills (81.4 ± 29.2%; p Conclusion CST with or without on-road training improved cycling-related knowledge but did not change cycling habits in adolescent girls. CST with on-road training improved adolescent girls’ confidence to cycle on the road, but not to school. Future CST programs should be tailored to the adolescents’ needs and preferences. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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