Exploring preferences for interventions to increase active school transportation among children and adolescents in Australia

The observed decline in children's active school transport (AST) across numerous countries over recent decades necessitates targeted, multi-level interventions to reverse this trend. However, data on young people's preferred AST interventions is lacking. This study aimed to explore children's preferences for AST interventions and assess differences between AST users and non-users among primary and secondary school students.

Citation:
Gannett A, Hooper P, Saunders J, Trapp G. Exploring preferences for interventions to increase active school transportation among children and adolescents in Australia. Journal of Transport and Health. 2025;44.

Keywords:
Childcare; intervention; physical activity; policy; scalability; scale-up

Abstract:
The observed decline in children's active school transport (AST) across numerous countries over recent decades necessitates targeted, multi-level interventions to reverse this trend. However, data on young people's preferred AST interventions is lacking. This study aimed to explore children's preferences for AST interventions and assess differences between AST users and non-users among primary and secondary school students.