Robertson-Wilson Jennifer E, Leatherdale Scott T, Wong Suzy L
Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
J Adolesc Health. 2008 May;42(5):486-95. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.10.006. Epub 2007 Dec 26.
It has been suggested that health benefits from physical activity may be accrued through active commuting to school. Considering that active commuting is modifiable via policy and that there is limited research examining active commuting among high school students, this is a domain that warrants further investigation. The purpose of this study is to explore the relationships between demographic, behavioral, social/psychological, and environmental correlates of active commuting to school among a sample of high school students.
Students (N = 21,345) from 76 Ontario high schools (grades 9-12) completed the School Health Action, Planning and Evaluation System Physical Activity Module between 2005-2006. Demographic (gender, grade, body mass index), behavioral (smoking status, physical activity, sedentary time), social/psychological (perceived athletic ability, weight status, parental encouragement), and environmental (school location, type, weather) predictors of active commuting (daily or mixed mode) were assessed.
Only 42.5% of high school students reported actively commuting to school. Students were less likely to actively commute to school if they were girls, in grade 12, smoked daily, were low-moderate in physical activity, or attended a rural school.
Patterns of active commuting to school are influenced by multiple factors, some of which are modifiable through intervention. This has important implications for future school-based programming designed to enhance health and physical activity of adolescents through using active modes of transportation to school.
有人提出，通过积极步行或骑车上学等方式进行主动通勤可能对健康有益。鉴于主动通勤可通过政策进行调整，且针对高中生主动通勤情况的研究有限，这是一个值得进一步研究的领域。本研究的目的是探讨高中生样本中主动通勤上学的人口统计学、行为、社会/心理和环境相关因素之间的关系。
来自安大略省76所高中（9 - 12年级）的21345名学生在2005 - 2006年间完成了学校健康行动、规划与评估系统身体活动模块。评估了主动通勤（每日或混合模式）的人口统计学（性别、年级、体重指数）、行为（吸烟状况、身体活动、久坐时间）、社会/心理（感知运动能力、体重状况、父母鼓励）和环境（学校位置、类型、天气）预测因素。
只有42.5%的高中生表示主动通勤上学。如果是女生、12年级、每天吸烟、身体活动水平低 - 中等或就读于农村学校的学生，主动通勤上学的可能性较小。
主动通勤上学的模式受到多种因素影响，其中一些因素可通过干预加以改变。这对于未来旨在通过采用主动交通方式上学来促进青少年健康和身体活动的校本项目具有重要意义。
