Predictors of healthier and more sustainable school travel mode profiles among Hong Kong adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adolescent travel mode choices to/from school vary in their physical activity (PA) component and environmental sustainability. Research has typically focussed on correlates of active travel, the most healthy and sustainable mode, in comparison to other modes combined. Under the premise that a small shift from less to more healthy/sustainable modes may be a more feasible than a shift to 'pure' active travel (e.g., walking), we examined potential correlates of the odds of undertaking more vs. less healthy/sustainable modes.

Methods

Hong Kong adolescents attending secondary school and a parent/caregiver (n = 1299 dyads) participated in this cross-sectional study. Latent profile analyses identified groups of adolescents with different transport mode profiles to/from s

SUBMITTER: Barnett A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6537196 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature