Active Transportation to School. Utopia or a Strategy for a Healthy Life in Adolescence

Loureiro, Nuno; Marques, Adilson; Loureiro, Vânia; Matos, Margarida Gaspar de

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“…To expand the usage of this questionnaire and obtain a greater understanding on how motivation underpins ACS behaviour across different regions worldwide, it is necessary to translate and culturally adapt the BR-ACS questionnaire to other languages and cultures. The translation and adaptation of this questionnaire are important to advance research and practical strategies for increasing ACS, especially in those contexts where young people tend to present low levels of ACS, as in Portugal [ 19 , 20 ]. Therefore, this study aimed to adapt the BR-ACS questionnaire to the Portuguese context and evaluate the psychometric properties of the BR-ACS questionnaire in young Portuguese students.…”

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Adaptation of the Behavioural Regulation in Active Commuting to School (BR-ACS) Questionnaire in Portuguese Youth

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This study aimed to translate and adapt the psychometric properties of the Behavioural Regulation in Active Commuting to School (BR-ACS) questionnaire to young Portuguese students. This study had two stages: (1) translation and adaptation of the questionnaire; (2) evaluation of the psychometric properties. A sample of 338 participants (212 female, 126 male) aged 11 to 19 years (Mage = 15.6 ± 2.1) from 31 cities and Madeira island participated in this study. The confirmatory factor analysis suggested an acceptable fit to the data for the first-order and third-order measurement models. The composite reliability values ranged from 0.71 (identified regulation) to 0.90 (integrated regulation), demonstrating internal consistency. The AVE values ranged from 0.40 (amotivation) to 0.69 (integrated regulation), demonstrating an acceptable convergent validity for all constructs. The model estimation had an acceptable fit, with values akin to those of the first-order tested model. Finally, the results of the multigroup analysis for the successive restricted models (CFI < 0.010 and RMSEA < 0.015) point out that the null hypothesis of factor invariance between gender cannot be rejected. The psychometric properties demonstrates the suitability of this questionnaire among Portuguese youths aged 11 to 19. This questionnaire will help understand the motivation aspects that underpin active commuting to school and consequently help to increase physical activity among Portuguese adolescents.

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“…Active commuting (AC), which can be defined as the use of active means such as walking and cycling, is considered an important means for the accumulation of PA and to achieve daily recommendations [ 11 , 12 , 13 ] and one of the eight investments that work for PA [ 14 ]. AC also helps reduce air pollution and carbon emissions while benefitting the national economy [ 15 ].…”

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Correlates of Active Commuting to School among Portuguese Adolescents: An Ecological Model Approach

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Active commuting to and from school can be an important contribution to improving health in adolescents. This study aimed to analyze the influence of multilevel variables of the ecological model in the active commuting of a representative sample of Portuguese adolescents. The 2018 Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children questionnaire was applied to 5695 adolescents with an average age of 15.5 years old (SD ± 1.8), 53.9% of whom were girls. The associations were studied by applying chi-square tests and multivariate logistic regression models. In this study, 36.5% of the participants reported walking or cycling to school. Active commuting to school was directly associated with age (OR = 1.2; p < 0.05), strong family support (OR = 1.2; p < 0.05), a moderate to low financial level of the family (OR = 1.3; p < 0.05) and living near the school (OR = 2.4; p < 0.05). The results revealed that an adolescent’s choice to travel to and from school using an active mode of transportation increased with strong family support. As a result, promotion campaigns should consider the adolescent’s family context.

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“…(Frömel et al, 2020). In this s ens e, scientific literature links an active lifestyle with higher probabilities of following other healthy lifestyle habits, reflected especially in more balanced eating behaviors (Chacón-Cuberos et al, 2018) and better sleep patterns (Loureiro et al, 2021).…”

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Active commuting contribute to the realization of physical activity by adolescents, being able to exert beneficial effects on health. The aim of the study was to analyze active trips to the school, evaluating their relationship with various lifestyle habits and indicators of physical and psychosocial health, as well as the influence of different sociodemographic variables. The study was conducted on a sample of 761 students (14.51 ± 1.63 years) from 25 educational centers in northern Spain. active commuting to school, hours of nightly sleep, adherence to the Mediterranean diet, physical activity engagement, maximum oxygen uptake, body mass index, health-related quality of life, self-esteem and various sociodemographic factors were analysed for all participants. Being older, studying in urban or publicly owned centers, residing in favorable environments for physical activity, having a low / medium socioeconomic level and having higher levels of physical activity, were found to be predictive factors of active trips to the school. Likewise, active transport reported positive associations with MD. Interventions aimed at promoting active displacement should take these predictive factors into account, trying to apply them especially to the most vulnerable groups.

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Active Transportation to School. Utopia or a Strategy for a Healthy Life in Adolescence

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Adaptation of the Behavioural Regulation in Active Commuting to School (BR-ACS) Questionnaire in Portuguese Youth

Adaptation of the Behavioural Regulation in Active Commuting to School (BR-ACS) Questionnaire in Portuguese Youth

Correlates of Active Commuting to School among Portuguese Adolescents: An Ecological Model Approach

Factors associated with active commuting to school in adolescents Autores/as

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