169895 20260306154908.0 doi 10.1016/j.jth.2018.03.005 sideral 105362 ART-2018-105362 eng Aibar Solana, A. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-9126-5976 Parental barriers to active commuting to school in children: does parental gender matter? 2018 Background: Children's active commuting to school (ACS) is influenced by parental attitudes, values and beliefs. Mothers and fathers may have different roles in family. This study compared mothers’ and fathers’ barriers to ACS in a sample of Spanish children. Methods: Data from 463 families (child (age: 9 to 12 years, 50.5% boys), mother and father) were analyzed. Children completed a questionnaire about socio-demographic characteristics and the mode of commuting to school. Both parents completed a questionnaire about their perceived barriers to ACS. Distance from home to school was calculated using Google Maps. Data were analysed using multivariate binary logistic regression models with separate models for mothers and fathers. Results: Overall, 71.7% of children used ACS. Distance, parental mode of commuting to work and perceived convenience of driving children to school emerged as significant barriers to ACS for both mothers and fathers. Child's extra-curricular activities and child's lack of interest in walking to school were also significant correlates of ACS in mothers only, but not in families that lived within a walkable distance to school. Conclusions: Although some barriers to ACS were similar for both parents (distance, convenience of driving and parental mode of commuting to work), other barriers were specific to mothers (children's extra-curricular activities organization and lack of children's interest in walking to school). Interventions strategies for promoting ACS in children focusing on parents should be gender-specific. Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es 2.583 2018 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 32 / 162 = 0.198 2018 Q1 T1 TRANSPORTATION 14 / 36 = 0.389 2018 Q2 T2 0.908 2018 Health Policy 2018 Q1 Pollution 2018 Q1 Transportation 2018 Q1 Safety Research 2018 Q1 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2018 Q1 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2018 Q1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Mandic, S. Generelo Lanaspa, E. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-4269-9580 Gallardo, L.O. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-4795-5798 Zaragoza Casterad, J. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-9761-1953 3001 187 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Expres.Music.Plást.Corp. Área Didáctica Expres.Corporal 9 (2018), 141-149 J. transp. health Journal of Transport & Health 2214-1405 582514 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/169895/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 1487170 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/169895/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:169895 articulos driver 2026-03-06-14:49:58 ARTICLE