Active school travel,attitudes and psychological well-being of children |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Research Centre in Physical Activity and Health, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil;2. Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal;3. School of Public Health, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil;1. University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Department of Landscape, Spatial and Infrastructure Sciences, Institute for Transport Studies, Peter Jordan Str. 82, 1190 Vienna, Austria;2. German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Transport Research, Mobility and Urban Development, Germany;1. Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto M5G 1X8, Canada;2. School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Canada;3. Department of Geography & Planning, University of Toronto St. George, 100 St. George Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3G3, Canada;4. Department of Geography, University of Toronto Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road N, South Building, Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6, Canada;1. Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3137, United States;2. Department of Architecture, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3137, United States |
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| Abstract: | The decline in physical activity levels among children emphasizes a need for research on experiences related to children’s active travel. The present study investigates the relationship between mode use on school trips and psychological well-being (PWB) of children. Data were collected from 152 primary school children in Lower Austria. The paper-and-pencil survey investigated transport-related attitudes, travel behavior, and children’s emotional well-being depending on the travel mode used on their trip to school. Parents’ perceptions of their child’s travel mode on well-being were also collected in 31 in-depth interviews. Findings suggest that active school travel is positively associated with children’s PWB, and that travel-related attitudes towards modes are significantly related to well-being. However, it is difficult to determine the causal direction between the two variables as causal feedback loops can be assumed. Clear results can be obtained for the parental survey: Parents reported strong positive associations between active travel modes and the well-being of their children. More research with bigger sample sizes and higher quality measures should be conducted, including about non-school trips and with longitudinal datasets, to further evaluate the interrelations between children’s mode use, attitudes, and well-being and to determine the most successful strategies for increasing active mobility among children. |
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| Keywords: | Active school travel Mode use Children Well-being Attitudes School trips |
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