The effect of siblings and family dog ownership on children's independent mobility to neighbourhood destinations
Abstract Objective: To investigate the effect of sibling age, gender and dog ownership on children's independent mobility and how this varies according to the destination visited. Methods: Parents reported whether their child had an older sibling; if the child and older sibling were of the same...
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| author | Hayley E. Christian Karen Villanueva Charlotte D. Klinker Matthew W. Knuiman Mark Divitini Billie Giles‐Corti |
| author_facet | Hayley E. Christian Karen Villanueva Charlotte D. Klinker Matthew W. Knuiman Mark Divitini Billie Giles‐Corti |
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| description | Abstract Objective: To investigate the effect of sibling age, gender and dog ownership on children's independent mobility and how this varies according to the destination visited. Methods: Parents reported whether their child had an older sibling; if the child and older sibling were of the same gender; the number of older siblings; if they owned a dog; and whether their child was allowed to independently travel to school, friends’ or family house, park/oval/sporting field and local shop. Data were analysed for 181 children aged 8–15 years. Results: The strongest significant sibling effect for independently mobility to school, local shop and ≥3 destinations was for having an older sibling of the same gender (p≤0.05). For independent mobility to a friend's house and park, the strongest significant sibling effect was for having one older sibling (p≤0.05). Dog ownership was associated with increased odds of being independently mobile to ≥3 destinations (OR=2.43; 95%CI=1.03–5.74). Conclusions: Parents may be more likely to grant children licence to travel to local places if they are accompanied by an older sibling or the family dog. Implications: Understanding the effects of siblings and dog ownership on children's independent mobility will assist in identifying strategies through which independent mobility can be encouraged. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7eedfbbe748b4812b131ac9438d8123f2023-09-02T22:59:41ZengElsevierAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health1326-02001753-64052016-08-0140431631810.1111/1753-6405.12528The effect of siblings and family dog ownership on children's independent mobility to neighbourhood destinationsHayley E. Christian0Karen Villanueva1Charlotte D. Klinker2Matthew W. Knuiman3Mark Divitini4Billie Giles‐Corti5Centre for the Built Environment and Health The University of Western AustraliaMcCaughey VicHealth Community Wellbeing Unit, School of Population and Global Health The University of Melbourne VictoriaSteno Health Promotion Research Steno Diabetes Centre DenmarkSchool of Population Health The University of Western AustraliaSchool of Population Health The University of Western AustraliaMcCaughey VicHealth Community Wellbeing Unit, School of Population and Global Health The University of Melbourne VictoriaAbstract Objective: To investigate the effect of sibling age, gender and dog ownership on children's independent mobility and how this varies according to the destination visited. Methods: Parents reported whether their child had an older sibling; if the child and older sibling were of the same gender; the number of older siblings; if they owned a dog; and whether their child was allowed to independently travel to school, friends’ or family house, park/oval/sporting field and local shop. Data were analysed for 181 children aged 8–15 years. Results: The strongest significant sibling effect for independently mobility to school, local shop and ≥3 destinations was for having an older sibling of the same gender (p≤0.05). For independent mobility to a friend's house and park, the strongest significant sibling effect was for having one older sibling (p≤0.05). Dog ownership was associated with increased odds of being independently mobile to ≥3 destinations (OR=2.43; 95%CI=1.03–5.74). Conclusions: Parents may be more likely to grant children licence to travel to local places if they are accompanied by an older sibling or the family dog. Implications: Understanding the effects of siblings and dog ownership on children's independent mobility will assist in identifying strategies through which independent mobility can be encouraged.https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12528childindependent travelmobilitydogsiblingneighbourhood |
| spellingShingle | Hayley E. Christian Karen Villanueva Charlotte D. Klinker Matthew W. Knuiman Mark Divitini Billie Giles‐Corti The effect of siblings and family dog ownership on children's independent mobility to neighbourhood destinations Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health child independent travel mobility dog sibling neighbourhood |
| title | The effect of siblings and family dog ownership on children's independent mobility to neighbourhood destinations |
| title_full | The effect of siblings and family dog ownership on children's independent mobility to neighbourhood destinations |
| title_fullStr | The effect of siblings and family dog ownership on children's independent mobility to neighbourhood destinations |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of siblings and family dog ownership on children's independent mobility to neighbourhood destinations |
| title_short | The effect of siblings and family dog ownership on children's independent mobility to neighbourhood destinations |
| title_sort | effect of siblings and family dog ownership on children s independent mobility to neighbourhood destinations |
| topic | child independent travel mobility dog sibling neighbourhood |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12528 |
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