ArticleJournal of physical activity & health2008
Validity and reliability of a school travel survey.
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- A Profile of Active Transportation in Colorado Public Schools, 2014-2015.Journal of community health · 2017Article
- Effects of a school-based intervention on active commuting to school and health-related fitness.BMC public health · 2017Article
- Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and long-term cardiovascular risk in young people: A review and discussion of methodology in prospective studies.Journal of sport and health science · 2016Article
- The tracking of active travel and its relationship with body composition in UK adolescents.Journal of transport & health · 2015Article
- Parental factors in children's active transport to school.Public health · 2014Article
- A cross-sectional examination of socio-demographic and school-level correlates of children's school travel mode in Ottawa, Canada.BMC public health · 2014Article
- A cross-sectional study of demographic, environmental and parental barriers to active school travel among children in the United States.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite the growing interest in active (ie, nonmotorized) travel to and from school, few studies have explored the measurement properties to assess active travel. We evaluated the criterion validity and test-retest reliability of a questionnaire with a sample of young schoolchildren to assess travel to and from school, including mode, travel companion, and destination after school.
methodsTo assess test-retest reliability, 54 children age 8 to 11 years completed a travel survey on 2 consecutive school days. To assess criterion validity, 28 children age 8 to 10 years and their parents completed a travel survey on 5 consecutive weekdays.
resultsTest-retest reliability of all questions indicated substantial agreement. The questions on mode of transport, where you will go after school, and how you will get there also displayed substantial agreement between parental and child reports.
conclusionsFor this population, a questionnaire completed by school-age children to assess travel to and from school, including mode, travel companion, and destination after school, was reliably collected and indicated validity for most items when compared with parental reports.
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