RT journal article
T1 Correlates of Active Commuting to School among Portuguese Adolescents: An Ecological Model Approach
A1 Loureiro, Nuno
A1 Brandão-Loureiro, Vânia
A1 Grao Cruces, Alberto
A1 Martins, João
A1 Gaspar de Matos, Margarinda
K1 teenagers
K1 active transportation
K1 walking
K1 family
K1 social support
K1 financial level
AB Active commuting to and from school can be an important contribution to improving health in adolescents. This study aimed to analyze the influence of multilevel variables of the ecological model in the active commuting of a representative sample of Portuguese adolescents. The 2018 Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children questionnaire was applied to 5695 adolescents with an average age of 15.5 years old (SD +/- 1.8), 53.9% of whom were girls. The associations were studied by applying chi-square tests and multivariate logistic regression models. In this study, 36.5% of the participants reported walking or cycling to school. Active commuting to school was directly associated with age (OR = 1.2; p < 0.05), strong family support (OR = 1.2; p < 0.05), a moderate to low financial level of the family (OR = 1.3; p < 0.05) and living near the school (OR = 2.4; p < 0.05). The results revealed that an adolescent's choice to travel to and from school using an active mode of transportation increased with strong family support. As a result, promotion campaigns should consider the adolescent's family context.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2022
FD 2022-03
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26593
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26593
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 08-nov-2026