Department of Health Sciences, Luleå University of Technology , Luleå, Sweden.
Int J Circumpolar Health. 2020 Dec;79(1):1798113. doi: 10.1080/22423982.2020.1798113.
In recent decades, there has been a decline in active school transportation (AST). Parents play an important role as the key decision-makers of children's AST, and there is a need of more knowledge about the decision-making process and parents' beliefs towards AST. The overall aim of this study was to explore parents' attitudes and beliefs towards AST in the northern part of Sweden. Twenty parents participated in semi-structured interviews, which was based on the theory of planned behaviour. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyse the interviews. The analysis yielded one main theme, "Parenting and active school transportation - making route choices in a changed landscape" and four subthemes, "Knowing that it is beneficial while struggling with daily life", "Considering barriers and solutions to enable AST", "Parenting is challenging and about balancing", and "Reflecting and contemplating about what we and others do". Winter conditions affect parents' decisions, and this needs to be considered when facilitating AST in these regions. Overall better health, increased physical activity, time spent outdoors, and free play were revealed as positive outcomes of AST. Decisions were also influenced by social norms and how the idea of parenting has changed through generations. The findings of this study are likely to be important when promoting AST.
近几十年来，主动式上学交通（AST）有所减少。家长作为孩子 AST 的主要决策者，起着重要的作用，因此需要更多地了解他们的决策过程和对 AST 的信念。本研究的总体目的是探讨瑞典北部地区家长对 AST 的态度和信念。20 名家长参加了基于计划行为理论的半结构化访谈。采用定性内容分析法对访谈进行分析。分析得出一个主题，即“育儿和主动式上学交通——在变化的环境中做出路线选择”，以及四个副主题，即“知道有益，但受日常生活所困”“考虑障碍和解决方案以实现 AST”“育儿具有挑战性，需要平衡”和“反思和思考我们及他人的所作所为”。冬季条件会影响家长的决定，在这些地区促进 AST 时需要考虑到这一点。研究结果表明，AST 的积极结果包括整体健康状况的改善、身体活动的增加、户外活动时间的增加和自由玩耍的机会。决定还受到社会规范和育儿观念代际变化的影响。本研究的结果在推广 AST 时可能很重要。
