期刊
HEALTH & PLACE
卷 26, 期 -, 页码 60-68出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.11.006
关键词
Independent mobility; Stranger danger; Parental fear; Physical activity; Children
资金
- National Health and Medical Research Council [403933]
- Healthway Health Promotion Research Fellowships [21363, 20693]
- NHMRC/National Heart Foundation Early Career Fellowship [1036350]
- NHMRC Principal Research Fellow Award [1004900]
Declines in children's independent mobility are commonly attributed to parents' tear of strangers, yet few empirical studies have investigated this relationship. We examined: (1) the impact of parents' fear of strangers on children's independent mobility; and (2) whether informal social control (i.e., parents' confidence that other residents would look out for local children) mitigated any association. Gender stratified logistic regression models tested these associations for 10-12 year-olds and their parents (n=1231) in Perth, Australia. For girls, parental fear of strangers was associated with lower odds of independent mobility (OR=0.71, p=0.002), and informal social control and other social and built environment variables had little attenuating influence. This pattern was consistent for boys; however odds ratios were lower and statistical significance weaker initiatives that target parental fears combined with interventions that normalise children's walking may help increase independent mobility. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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