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

Loureiro, Nuno; Loureiro, Vânia; Grao‐Cruces, Alberto; Martins, João; Matos, Margarida Gaspar de

doi:10.3390/ijerph19052733

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“…Active transport to and from school is one of the daily opportunities to increase PA levels in these age groups [ 36 ]. Our study shows a higher percentage of ACS compared to other studies carried out in Portugal [ 37 ]. However, our participants reside in an island region, which may explain this percentage difference [ 38 ].…”

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Association between the Duration of the Active Commuting to and from School, and Cognitive Performance in Urban Portuguese Adolescents

Rodrigues

Antunes

Alves

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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This study aimed to analyze the differences between active commuting to school (ACS) and non-ACS in cognitive performance (CP), and the association of ACS duration with CP. This cross-sectional study included 370 adolescents (males n = 170), with a mean age of 15.28 ± 2.25 years. CP was assessed through an interview, and ACS, extracurricular physical activity, and socioeconomic status was assessed by self-report. Body composition was assessed using the FitnessGram test battery. One in two adolescents did ACS (51.6%). ACS was associated with boys (53.9%), younger adolescents (14.91 ± 2.15 vs. 15.69 ± 2.29), those having school social support (55.0%), and those doing one or more extracurricular physical activities (53.6%), compared to non-ACS participants (p < 0.05). The analysis of covariance, after controlling for age, sex, school social support, and participation in extracurricular physical activity, showed an effect of ACS on the total cognitive score (F(2,362) = 3.304, p < 0.05). The CP was higher in adolescents with more than 30 min of ACS than non-ACS (p < 0.05). The influence of ACS duration can be seen in the dimensions of inductive reasoning (ß = 0.134, t = 2.587, p < 0.05) and working memory (ß = 0.130, t = 2.525, p < 0.05). The role of ACS for CP, as well as guidelines for future research, are discussed.

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Association between the Duration of the Active Commuting to and from School, and Cognitive Performance in Urban Portuguese Adolescents

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Antunes

Alves

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“…The association might be linked to younger adolescents' lower independence and autonomy in lifestyle decisions (Villa-González et al 2019). For instance, parents tend to restrict the forms of active displacement of their children for various reasons, such as fear of insecurity and greater control over younger children (Pinto et al 2018;Loureiro et al 2022). It is believed that such conditions may affect the walking behavior of adolescents.…”

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Secular Trends and Sociodemographic Correlates of Walking among Adolescents in Southern Brazil (2007–2017/2018)

Pinto,

Bim,

Marques

et al. 2024

Physical Activity and Health

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Walking is an important and popular form of physical activity for health, whose trends of decline among Brazilian adolescents over the years remain unknown. The purpose of this study was to analyze the secular trend and sociodemographic correlates of walking among adolescents in southern Brazil (2007-2017/18). Two cross-sectional surveys, conducted in 2007 and 2017/18, gathered data from 1967 adolescents in Florianopolis, Brazil, using a standard protocol. We collected data on the weekly frequency and duration of walking practice. Gender, age, and socioeconomic status (SES) were modeled in logistic regression analysis. Overall, the weekly volume (time) spent walking declined by 43.1% over the years. In all gender, age, and SES subgroups, walking declined from 31.5% to 51.7%.

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“…Adolescents who receive higher social support, especially from their parents, show higher levels of physical activity ( Reimers et al, 2019 ). Furthermore, adolescents who get strong family support are more likely to choose an active transport mode for the way to and from school ( Loureiro et al, 2022 ). These findings highlight the importance of parental support for the promotion of active travel.…”

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Parental perspectives on the decision-making process on transport mode choice in adolescents: a qualitative study with mothers and fathers

Tristram,

Reimers,

Renninger

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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ObjectiveThe present study aims to understand the familial decision-making process on transport mode choice in adolescents with a focus on the parental perspective within this process.BackgroundActive travel contributes to adolescents’ overall physical activity and its positive health effects. Based on the social-learning theory, especially parents are assigned a central role for adolescents’ travel behavior. The aim of the present study was to examine how parents are involved in the decision-making process on transport mode choice in adolescents.MethodThe study is part of the cross-sectional mixed-methods ARRIVE study which includes semi-structured interviews with mothers (n = 12) and fathers (n = 7) of 11- to 14-year-old German adolescents. The interviews focused on travel behavior in adolescents and the decision-making process on transport mode choice from the parental perspective. All interviews were analyzed inductively using Thematic Analysis.ResultsOur study revealed that parents do not primarily decide for or against active travel in adolescents, but are mostly involved in the decision-making process, especially in case of a deviation from the main transport mode. Different forms of parental involvement in the decision-making process were identified. Some parents acted as main decision makers which is the highest form of involvement while others gave their children complete freedom of choose a transport mode for themselves. These parents accepted their child’s choice fully which shows a low involvement in the decision-making process.ConclusionThe results provide a deeper understanding of the familial decision-making process on travel behavior in adolescents. The results indicate an occasionally parental involvement in the decision-making process on the mainly used transport mode by adolescents, and that mothers and fathers are always involved when deviating from the main mode.ImplicationsFurther research should investigate changes in travel behavior from childhood to young adulthood to understand long-term travel decisions in families. Due to the findings that parents are often involved in the decision-making process on transport mode choice and that they mainly reported safety concerns as barriers to their children’s active travel, further research should focus especially on the social and physical environment of adolescents.

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

Cited by 5 publications

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Association between the Duration of the Active Commuting to and from School, and Cognitive Performance in Urban Portuguese Adolescents

Association between the Duration of the Active Commuting to and from School, and Cognitive Performance in Urban Portuguese Adolescents

Secular Trends and Sociodemographic Correlates of Walking among Adolescents in Southern Brazil (2007–2017/2018)

Parental perspectives on the decision-making process on transport mode choice in adolescents: a qualitative study with mothers and fathers

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