Use of the stages of change for the analysis of the commuting to the educational center
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https://doi.org/10.24310/riccafd.13.2.2024.19696Keywords:
active commuting, stages of change, environment, adolescentsAbstract
Physical inactivity among children and adolescents is a global problem. Active commuting to and from school (ACS) is presented as a healthy alternative to promote physical activity in this population. The Transtheoretical Model of Change (TMC) is used to understand and promote behavioral change in relation to physical activity. The model is based on five stages: pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance. The objective of the study was to analyze the relationship between the type of commuting and stages of change (SoC), taking into account sex and environment in which adolescents live. This study comprised a sample of 547 participants with a mean age of 15.99 years, who lived in urban, semi-urban, and rural areas. A questionnaire was used to identify the modes of transportation to/from the educational center and the SoC for active modes of commuting. Descriptive statistics and analyses of the differences among different environments with cross tables were used. There were no significant differences by sex in the mode of commuting to school. According to the priority mode of commuting, more than half of the participants (59.59%) traveled actively and 40.4% did so motorized. Significant relationships were found between the mode of commuting to the CE and the SoC, between the mode of commuting and the type of environment, and between the environment and the SoC. The main results allow us to conclude that active commuting among participating adolescents is related to the maintenance stage and, on the contrary, motorized transport is related to the pre-contemplation stage.
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