Children's Independent Mobility: Current Knowledge, Future Directions, and Public Health Implications
Marzi I, Reimers AK (2018)
Publication Language: English
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Journal article, Review article
Publication year: 2018
Journal
Publisher: MDPI
Book Volume: 15
Article Number: ARTN 2441
Journal Issue: 11
Abstract
Environmental changes significantly impact health behavior. Active travel behavior is mostly affected by increasing motorization, urban sprawl, and traffic safety. Especially for children, active and independent travel can contribute to physical activity, social and motor development, and other health-related outcomes. A reduced number of children engaging in independent mobility over the last 20 years demanded researchers to further examine the construct of children's independent mobility. By examining relevant literature, this narrative review aims to provide the current state of knowledge on children's independent mobility, and identify future directions in research, as well as practical implications. From a public health perspective, considering children's independent mobility in intervention programs is recommended, since it is associated with numerous health and environmental benefits. To develop interventions, multilevel socio-ecological influences on children's independent mobility are widely examined; however, evidence is limited due to heterogeneous measurements and a lack of high-quality prospective studies. To oppose the decline in children's independent mobility, further analysis using comparable measures is needed to understand the determinants of children's independent mobility and to enable international comparison.
Authors with CRIS profile
Isabel Marzi
Lehrstuhl für Sportwissenschaft mit der Ausrichtung Gesundheitsförderung/Public Health/Sozialwissenschaften des Sports
Anne Kerstin Reimers
Involved external institutions
Germany (DE)How to cite
APA:
Marzi, I., & Reimers, A.K. (2018). Children's Independent Mobility: Current Knowledge, Future Directions, and Public Health Implications. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(11). https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15112441
MLA:
Marzi, Isabel, and Anne Kerstin Reimers. "Children's Independent Mobility: Current Knowledge, Future Directions, and Public Health Implications." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15.11 (2018).
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