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August 2019 - August 2021
August 2015 - August 2018
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Active travel in everyday life offers the opportunity to increase physical activity (PA), supports young people in their development, and is more sustainable than motorized travel. The environmental awareness of young people can be influenced by parents and can lead them to choose mainly active travel modes. Since parents can have a strong impact o...
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To assess physical activity (PA) there is a need of objective, valid and reliable measurement methods like accelerometers. Before these devices can be used for research, they need to be calibrated and validated for specific age groups as the locomotion differs between children and adults, for instance. Therefore, the aim of the present s...
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The present study aims to understand the familial decision-making process on transport mode choice in adolescents with a focus on the parental perspective within this process.
Background
Active travel contributes to adolescents’ overall physical activity and its positive health effects. Based on the social-learning theory, especially par...
