ArticleHealth promotion international2019
Children's motivation overcame parental hesitation: active school transportation in Sweden.
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- Challenges and possibilities when doing research on active school travel interventions in a school setting - a non-randomized pilot study assessing feasibility of an evaluation design.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Applying the multiphase optimization strategy to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of an online road safety education intervention for children and parents: a pilot study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Children's active school transportation: an international scoping review of psychosocial factors.Systematic reviews · 2024Article
- Barriers to and facilitators of active travel from the youth perspective: A qualitative meta-synthesis.SSM - population health · 2023Review
- Children's intervention participation is associated with more positive beliefs towards active school transportation among parents.Health promotion international · 2023Article
- Changing Primary School Children's Engagement in Active School Travel Using Safe Routes to School Interventions: A Rapid Realist Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Development and Initial Validation of the PILCAST Questionnaire: Understanding Parents' Intentions to Let Their Child Cycle or Walk to School.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- It's about being the good parent: exploring attitudes and beliefs towards active school transportation.International journal of circumpolar health · 2020Article
- Long-Term Perspectives of a School-Based Intervention to Promote Active School Transportation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Grit as Perseverance in Physical Activity Participation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Active School Transportation in Winter Conditions: Biking Together is Warmer.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
To meet the recommendation of 60 min of daily physical activity, children can be encouraged to walk or bike to school, which is known as active school transportation (AST). The aim of this study was to describe parents' attitudes to AST and to explore their experience when implementing interventions to promote it. To explore parent's experiences, we collected pre- and post-intervention data via three questionnaires, using both closed and open questioning techniques. The pre-intervention questionnaire informed development of the intervention. Open-ended questions (pre- and post-) were analyzed with qualitative content analysis. In the intervention, there were 42 children, with 63 parents answering pre-intervention questionnaires and 44 answering a post-intervention questionnaire. The analysis resulted in one main theme: children's motivation and active travel reduces parents' perception of problems, along with three subthemes: parental concerns and suggestions for solutions, children's motivation guides parental choice of transport mode, and trying it changes attitudes. In conclusion, it is beneficial to use the enthusiasm and motivation of children to overcome parental hesitation with AST. In addition, it is critical to acknowledge their concerns, as they are the gatekeepers to the children's use of AST and it is valuable to empower parents when designing relevant interventions. Interventions to increase AST could preferably target changed behavior, and parents' confidence in their children's ability to use active transport in a safe and effective way, vs focusing on changing parental attitudes.
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