@misc{10481/54895,
year = {2019},
month = {2},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/54895},
abstract = {The aims of this study were: a) to analyse the association between the mode of
commuting to go and come back from school and b) to analyse the association between the usual
mode of commuting and weekly counts of school trips by mode of commuting to and from school.
Methods: A total of 5960 students (7–20 year old) participated in the study fulfilling the Mode and
Frequency of Commuting to and from School Questionnaire. This is a self-reported questionnaire
that included questions about personal data and the usual and weekly mode of commuting to go
and come back from school. Results: There were differences between the modes of commuting
to and from school in commuting by car and on foot in children and adolescents and by bus only
in adolescents (all p < 0.001). Reporting a usual mode of commuting indicated 7.7 travels/week
(the maximum number of journeys is 10) using that same mode. Conclusion: Our results show the
importance of assessing the mode of commuting in both directions and only one recall period (i.e.,
usual or the weekly mode of commuting).},
organization = {This study was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness and the
European Regional Development Fund (DEP2016-75598-R, MINECO/FEDER, UE) and by the Spanish Ministry of
Education under grant [FPU13/01088]. Additionally, this study takes place thanks to funding from the University
of Granada, Plan Propio de Investigación 2016, Excellence actions: Units of Excellence; Unit of Excellence on
Exercise and Health (UCEES), and by the Junta de Andalucía, Consejeria de Conocimiento, Investigación y
Universidades and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) [SOMM17/6107/UGR].},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Transportation},
keywords = {Active commuting},
keywords = {Physical activity},
keywords = {Youths},
keywords = {Health behaviour},
title = {Mode of Commuting TO and FROM School: A Similar or Different Pattern},
author = {Herrador Colmenero, Manuel and Escabias Machuca, Manuel and Ortega Porcel, Francisco Bartolomé and McDonald, Noreen C. and Chillón Garzón, Palma},
}