Active transportation and independent mobility of school-aged children and their parents: a multi-site study

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dc.contributor.authorHecker, Victoria J.
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Health Sciences
dc.contributor.supervisorLarouche, Richard
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-15T17:48:38Z
dc.date.available2024-04-15T17:48:38Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.description.abstractActive transportation (AT) and independent mobility (IM) are important sources of physical activity for children. This study investigated whether parents’ travel mode to school as a child, current travel mode to work, and parental accompaniment on the trip home from school are associated with their children’s AT and IM. Children in grades 4-6 (n=1699) were recruited from urban, suburban, and rural schools in Vancouver, Ottawa and Trois-Rivières. Parents reported their current travel mode to work, IM, and school travel mode as a child. Children self-reported their IM using Hillman’s six mobility licenses. Multiple imputation was performed to replace missing data. Gender-stratified generalized linear mixed models adjusted for child age, parent respondent’s gender, urbanization, and socioeconomic status were used to examine parental influences on their child’s AT and IM. The older a parent was allowed to travel alone as a child, the less IM their child was allowed. Older children and girls whose parents biked to work or lived in Trois-Rivières had higher IM. Parental accompaniment on the trip home from school was associated with less AT trips. Boys in Vancouver and Trois-Rivières reported more active trips compared to Ottawa, though there was no differences found between Vancouver and Trois-Rivières. No significant association was found between parent travel to school as a child and AT. There were no significant associations found between a parent’s current travel mode to work with IM or AT in multivariable models. This project found that children may have more opportunities for AT if parents allow them to come home from school unaccompanied. Parents who experienced IM later may be more restrictive of their child’s IM. This potential for a generational ‘carry-over’ effect has implications for future interventions to promote IM.
dc.embargoNo
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/6733
dc.language.isoen
dc.proquest.subject0566
dc.proquest.subject0573
dc.proquest.subject0575
dc.proquestyesYes
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Health Sciences
dc.publisher.facultyHealth Sciences
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Health Sciences)
dc.subjectactive transportation
dc.subjectindependent mobility
dc.subjectphysical activity of children
dc.subjectparents' travel modes as children
dc.subjectparents' travel modes as adults
dc.subjectmode of travel to school
dc.subject.lcshExercise for children
dc.subject.lcshChild pedestrians
dc.subject.lcshWalking
dc.subject.lcshCycling for chldren
dc.subject.lcshTraffic safety and children
dc.subject.lcshParents--Attitudes
dc.subject.lcshAutonomy in children
dc.subject.lcshParent and child
dc.subject.lcshParental influences
dc.subject.lcshParental overprotection
dc.subject.lcshChoice of transportation
dc.subject.lcshSchool children--Transportation
dc.subject.lcshCommuting
dc.subject.lcshDissertations, Academic
dc.titleActive transportation and independent mobility of school-aged children and their parents: a multi-site study
dc.typeThesis
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