Influence of weather conditions on children’s school travel mode and physical activity in 3 diverse regions of Canada

Blanchette, Sébastien; Larouche, Richard; Tremblay, Mark S.; Faulkner, Guy; Riazi, Negin A.; Trudeau, François

doi:10.1139/apnm-2020-0277

Cited by 7 publications

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“…Consistent with previous studies, cold and wet conditions were seen as a barrier to AST [ 1 , 25 , 30 ]. Many adolescents indicated that the cold and wet weather makes it hard to walk, cycle, or ride a non-motorised vehicle to school.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

“…Several studies that used games and gamification on children to promote AST received positive feedback from parents, peers, and school officials and noted that gamification helped children feel motivated and engaged using AST [ 10 , 34 ]. There are various motivations behind people's participation in gamification-based interventions such as competition, gaining rewards, socialising, and exploring their local area [ 30 ]. Despite the number of game design techniques used in practice, the concept of gamification needs to be better established, and there is a need for more theoretical frameworks in developing these interventions in the context of AST [ 35 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Adolescents’ perceptions of active school transport in northern Sweden

Jingili,

Oyelere,

Berghem

et al. 2023

Heliyon

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Adolescents’ perceptions of active school transport in northern Sweden

Jingili,

Oyelere,

Berghem

et al. 2023

Heliyon

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“…Bad weather conditions affected cycling rates for both boys and girls at both school levels. This finding aligns with some research on active travel to school in Canada [32] but contradicted other findings albeit from the Netherlands [33] where active travel rates to school are significantly higher. Cycling rates may be more affected by bad weather conditions than walking and as this analysis considers cycling behaviours only, it is unsurprising that bad weather had a significant negative affect on cycling.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 85%

Students’ and Parents’ Perceptions of Barriers to Cycling to School—An Analysis by Gender

Higgins

Ahern

2021

Sustainability

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Internationally, there is increased emphasis on the need to reduce dependency on cars and to encourage more sustainable forms of travel, including active travel. To encourage increased levels of cycling, the focus has generally been on improving cycling infrastructure and on making cycling safer. While cycling rates have increased in many countries, including Ireland, women are often less likely to cycle than men. While there are some notable exceptions to this (for example, in the Netherlands) this phenomenon of lower cycling rates amongst women is common and research shows that the differences between male and female cycling rates can be seen from an early age. This paper explores the reasons why women are less likely to cycle than men, by examining the modal choices of school-going students, and the attitudes of their parents/guardians to their modal choices. The survey was conducted in the city of Limerick in the midwestern region of Ireland. The results show multi-factorial barriers to cycling to school for girls compared to boys. Uniforms, traffic concerns, physical efforts of cycling, effects on personal appearance, and peer-influences were factors affecting girls more than boys. Male parents/guardians did not significantly differentiate by the gender of their children in relation to factors associated with cycling to school, unlike female parents/guardians who were found to be significantly less supportive of their daughters than their sons. Additionally, parents/guardians were generally more likely to afford their male children greater independence in their school travel choices. While there are many considerations that would affect students’ perceptions towards cycling, an adjustment to the school uniform policy would, at least, remove the most significant barrier for girls. Further research must be carried out to determine how to shift the perceptions of the efforts associated with cycling, especially among girls, and how to encourage female parents/guardians to better support their daughters to cycle to school.

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“…Concerns about weather were identified by participants; however, this was not extensively discussed. Several studies in the literature have reported bad weather as a barrier to physical activities [64,65], including cycling [66]. However, Tremblay et al [67] noted that weather might not be a major barrier to active transport in adolescents.…”

Section: Weathermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Participant 4 described these concerns by highlighting the concerns about books, [and] laptops getting wet. Therefore, strategies to help adolescents adapt to bad weather are necessary to mitigate this barrier [64].…”

Section: Weathermentioning

confidence: 99%

Factors Influencing Cycling among Secondary School Adolescents in an Ethnically Diverse City: The Perspective of Birmingham Transport Stakeholders

2021

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Despite strategies and schemes to increase cycling among adolescents in England, the levels of cycling among secondary school adolescents in various cities is low. This study aims to understand the factors influencing cycling among Birmingham secondary school adolescents from the perspectives of local transport stakeholders promoting cycling among secondary school adolescents. In 2019, 14 local transport stakeholders promoting cycling among secondary school adolescents in Birmingham participated in a semi-structured interview. The discussions focused on barriers and facilitators to increasing cycling among secondary school adolescents for school and non-school travel. Thematic content analysis was performed using NVIVO 12. The five-level socio-ecological model provided the framework for the analysis, resulting in five main themes. The study found the majority of the schemes and programs organised to increase cycling among secondary school adolescents focused on promoting school travel, with less focus on non-school travel. It was noted that cycling for leisure was more appealing to adolescents than utility cycling. Future interventions should include cycling promotion for non-school travel. In addition, increased support for leisure cycling may increase the overall appeal and enthusiasm of cycling among adolescents.

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Influence of weather conditions on children’s school travel mode and physical activity in 3 diverse regions of Canada

Cited by 7 publications

References 54 publications

Adolescents’ perceptions of active school transport in northern Sweden

Adolescents’ perceptions of active school transport in northern Sweden

Students’ and Parents’ Perceptions of Barriers to Cycling to School—An Analysis by Gender

Factors Influencing Cycling among Secondary School Adolescents in an Ethnically Diverse City: The Perspective of Birmingham Transport Stakeholders

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