Perceived safety influencing active travel to school—A built environment perspective

D Wangzom, M White, J Paay - International journal of environmental …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite the many research studies on active school travel (AST), the number of children
walking/cycling to school is decreasing as there is a lack of implementable research …

[HTML][HTML] Adolescents' travel behavior in Germany: Investigating transport mode choice considering destination, travel distance, and urbanization

I Marzi, F Beck, E Engels, D Renninger… - Journal of transport …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study comprehensively describes travel behavior to various destinations among
adolescents from Germany aged 11–15 years and how this varies according to residential …

Recent secular trends in child and adolescent physical activity and sedentary behavior internationally: analyses of active healthy kids global alliance global matrices …

JJ Reilly, J Barnes, S Gonzalez… - … of Physical Activity …, 2022 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: We examined recent global secular trends in 5 indicators of child and
adolescent physical activity and sedentary behavior (Overall Physical Activity, Organized …

[HTML][HTML] Results from Aotearoa New Zealand's 2022 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth: A call to address inequities in health-promoting activities

OWA Wilson, E Ikeda, E Hinckson, S Mandic… - Journal of Exercise …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background/Objective This article reports the methods and findings for Aotearoa
New Zealand's 2022 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth indicators, and …

[HTML][HTML] Differences in parental perceptions of walking and cycling to high school according to distance

S Mandic, D Hopkins, EG Bengoechea… - … research part F: traffic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Parental perceptions towards different modes of transport correlate with
adolescents' mode choice for school trips. Whether parental attitudes differ for walking …

[HTML][HTML] An integrated conceptual model of environmental needs for New Zealand children's active travel to school

M Smith, E Ikeda, G Hawley, S Mavoa, J Hosking… - Journal of Transport & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Active school travel (AST) is important for child and environmental health. In
New Zealand, AST has declined over recent decades and is relatively low compared to …

Profiles of active transportation among children and adolescents in the global matrix 3.0 initiative: a 49-country comparison

SA González, S Aubert, JD Barnes, R Larouche… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
This article aims to compare the prevalence of active transportation among children and
adolescents from 49 countries at different levels of development. The data was extracted …

[HTML][HTML] Keeping kids safe for active travel to school: A mixed method examination of school policies and practices and children's school travel behaviour

E Ikeda, S Mavoa, A Cavadino, P Carroll… - Travel behaviour and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Active school travel contributes to children's physical, mental and social wellbeing. The
prevalence of children's active school travel, however, has been declining in many …

Active commuting to school among 36,781 Spanish children and adolescents: A temporal trend study

P Gálvez‐Fernández… - … journal of medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This study examines trends in the rates of active commuting to school (ACS) in Spanish
children (n= 18 343; 8.93±1.68) and adolescents (n= 18 438; 14.11±1.58) aged 6‐18 years …

Associations of active commuting to school in childhood and physical activity in adulthood

K Kaseva, I Lounassalo, X Yang, T Kukko… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
This study examined whether active commuting to school in childhood and adolescence
predicted active commuting to work and overall physical activity (PA) in adulthood …