Adolescents’ perceptions of walking and cycling to school differ based on how far they live from school
Adolescents perceive different barriers for walking versus cycling to school. This study examined whether adolescents’ perceptions of walking and cycling differ by home-to-school distance. Adolescents (n = 1,401; age: 15.1 ± 1.4 years; 55.1% females) completed an online survey about their school travel and perceptions of walking and cycling to school in Dunedin, New Zealand. Based on home-to-school distance, adolescents were categorized into three groups: ‘walkable’ (≤2.25 km; n = 455), ‘cyclable’ (>2.25-≤4.0 km; n = 286) and ‘beyond cyclable’ distance (>4.0 km; n = 660). Rates of active transport to school decreased with increasing distance (‘walkable’/‘cyclable’/‘beyond cyclable’: 60.1%/16.4%/1.2%; p<0.001). For walking to school, attitudes (experiential and instrumental beliefs), subjective norms and behavioral intentions decreased with increasing distance (all p<0.001) whereas perceived behavioral control did not change significantly. For cycling to school, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control decreased (all p<0.001) whereas experiential and instrumental beliefs and behavioral intentions were not different across the distance groups. As home-to-school distance increased, self-efficacy for both walking and cycling to school decreased whereas personal and environmental barriers, safety-related concerns and convenience of driving for trip chaining increased (all p<0.001). Absence of cycle lanes and low interest in cycling were consistent barriers across distance categories. Adolescents’ perceptions of walking and cycling to school differ based on home-to-school distance. Thus, distance to school needs to be accounted for in active transport to school initiatives, and walking- and cycling-specific barriers tackled.
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- © 2021 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
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Authors:
- Mandic, Sandra
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0000-0003-4126-8874
- García-Bengoechea, Enrique
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0000-0003-2899-8047
- Hopkins, Debbie
- Coppell, Kirsten
- Spence, John C
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0000-0001-8485-1336
- Publication Date: 2022-3
Language
- English
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- Media Type: Web
- Features: References;
- Pagination: 101316
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Serial:
- Journal of Transport & Health
- Volume: 24
- Issue Number: 0
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 2214-1405
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/22141405
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Adolescents; Attitudes; Bicycling; Nonmotorized transportation; School trips; Trip length; Walking
- Geographic Terms: Dunedin (New Zealand)
- Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;
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- Accession Number: 01834532
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jan 26 2022 2:14PM