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Does parental support influence children's active school travel?
S K Mah1, L Nettlefold1, H M Macdonald1,2
1Center for Hip Health and Mobility, 7/F 2635 Laurel Street, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada.
Preventive Medicine Reports
|May 17, 2017
Summary
Parental support significantly increases children's active school travel (AST), such as walking or cycling. Interventions should involve parents to promote physical activity and safe routes to school.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Health
- Public Health
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Children's physical activity levels are declining, with many driven to school.
- Active school travel (AST) is a key contributor to daily physical activity recommendations.
- Parents act as crucial decision-makers for children's travel modes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the association between parental support and children's active school travel.
- To understand if parental perceived safety influences children's AST.
- To identify factors promoting AST beyond built environment changes.
Main Methods:
- Survey data collected from children and parents in British Columbia, Canada.
- Children self-reported travel modes for 10 school trips.
- Logistic regression analysis controlled for age, sex, distance to school, and perceived safety.
Main Results:
- 57% of children reported daily AST, with 63% of parents providing daily support.
- AST was significantly linked to parental support frequency and perceived neighborhood safety.
- Daily parental support showed a strong association with daily AST (OR 9.0, 95% CI 4.2, 19.7).
Conclusions:
- Parental support is a critical, independent factor in encouraging children's active school travel.
- Built environment interventions alone may be insufficient to boost AST.
- Future interventions should integrate parents and children in planning to enhance AST.
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