Predictors of children's active commuting to school: an observational evaluation in 5 U.S. communities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few reports examined long term predictors of children's active commuting to school (walking or cycling to school, ACS).

Purpose

To identify predictors of ACS over 1 school year among a sample of children with relatively high rates of ACS.

Methods

Parents were surveyed in September 2010 (Time 1) and April 2011 (Time 2). The dependent variable was children's commuting mode to school (active versus passive). Independent variables included: 1) parents' outcome expectations (from Social Cognitive Theory: the expected risks/benefits for their child doing ACS), 2) distance to school, 3) participation in an adult-led walk to school group, 4) temperature, and 5) child demographics. Generalized mixed-models estimated odds ratios for ACS (n = 369 or 49.7% of Time 1 re

SUBMITTER: Mendoza JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3749259 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature