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Development and Initial Validation of the PILCAST Questionnaire: Understanding Parents' Intentions to Let Their Child
Hanna Forsberg1, Anna-Karin Lindqvist1, Sonja Forward2
1Department of Health, Education and Technology, Luleå University of Technology, 971 87 Luleå, Sweden.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
|November 13, 2021
Summary
Parents
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Behavioral Science
- Child Development
Background:
- Children often do not meet daily physical activity (PA) recommendations.
- Active school transportation (AST) offers a viable strategy to increase PA.
- Parental involvement is crucial for promoting AST.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate the Parental Intention to Let Children Actively go to School (PILCAST) questionnaire.
- To understand parents' intentions regarding children's AST using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB).
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional survey of 1024 parents.
- Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) to validate the PILCAST questionnaire structure.
- Regression analysis to identify predictors of parental intention for AST.
Main Results:
- The TPB model explained a significant portion of parents' intentions for AST (55.3% for cycling, 20.6% for walking).
- Past behavior further enhanced the predictive power of the TPB model.
- Key influencing factors included perceived behavioral control, attitudes, and norms.
Conclusions:
- The PILCAST questionnaire effectively measures psychological factors influencing parents' AST decisions.
- Findings provide insights for designing interventions to promote children's AST.
- Targeting parental attitudes, norms, and perceived control can enhance AST.
