Parent's sociodemographic factors, physical activity and active commuting are predictors of independent mobility to school.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Independent mobility (IM) provides young people with many opportunities to increase their autonomy and physical activity (PA). This study aimed to analyse whether the parent's PA, active commuting to work and sociodemographic factors serve as predictors of IM to school in children and adolescents.

Methods

A total of 684 parents (52.8% mothers) and their offspring (56.4% girls) were included in this study, which was performed in Granada (Spain) and Valparaíso (Chile). The parents self-reported their sociodemographic characteristics, PA and mode of commuting to work. The mode of commuting to and from school and the offspring accompaniment mode were reported. T-test and chi-square test were used to study quantitative and qualitative differences by parental gender, re

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Rodriguez F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8180041 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature