IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 1361: Children ’s Transport Built Environments: A Mixed Methods Study of Associations between Perceived and Objective Measures and Relationships with Parent Licence for Independent Mobility in Auckland, New Zealand

IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 1361: Children’s Transport Built Environments: A Mixed Methods Study of Associations between Perceived and Objective Measures and Relationships with Parent Licence for Independent Mobility in Auckland, New Zealand International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16081361 Authors: Melody Smith Rebecca Amann Alana Cavadino Deborah Raphael Robin Kearns Roger Mackett Lisa Mackay Penelope Carroll Euan Forsyth Suzanne Mavoa Jinfeng Zhao Erika Ikeda Karen Witten Children’s independent mobility is declining internationally. Parents are the gatekeepers of children’s independent mobility. This mixed methods study investigates whether parent perceptions of the neighbourhood environment align with objective measures of the neighbourhood built environment, and how perceived and objective measures relate to parental licence for children’s independent mobility. Parents participating in the Neighbourhood for Active Kids study (n = 940) answered an open-ended question about what would make their neighbourhoods better for their child’s independent mobility, and reported household and child demographics. Objective measures of the neighbourhood built environment were generated using geographic information systems. Content analysis was used to classify and group parent-reported changes required to improve their neigbourhood. Parent-reported needs wer...
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