Canadian children's independent mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic: A national survey

Independent mobility (IM) is associated with children's physical activity and indicators of social, motor, and cognitive development. We surveyed Canadian parents of 7- to 12-year-olds (n = 2291) about social-ecological correlates of IM in the second wave of COVID-19 (December 2020). We used mu...

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Autores principales: Larouche, Richard, Bélanger, Mathieu, Brussoni, Mariana, Faulkner, Guy, Gunnell, Katie, Tremblay, Mark S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10036309/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36996593
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103019
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Sumario:Independent mobility (IM) is associated with children's physical activity and indicators of social, motor, and cognitive development. We surveyed Canadian parents of 7- to 12-year-olds (n = 2291) about social-ecological correlates of IM in the second wave of COVID-19 (December 2020). We used multi-variable linear regression models to identify correlates of children's IM. Our final model (R(2) = 0.353) included four individual-, eight family-, two social environment- and two built environment-level variables. The correlates of boys' and girls' IM were similar. Our findings suggest that interventions to support children's IM in a pandemic context should target multiple levels of influence.

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