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Table 4 Characteristics of sources

From: Children’s active school transportation: an international scoping review of psychosocial factors

Characteristics of sources (n = 77)

Count (%)

Study design

 

Qualitative

10 (13%)

 

Quantitative

63 (82%)

 

Mixed method

4 (5%)

Study participants

 

Children and parents

23 (30%)

 

Children

27 (35%)

 

Parents

23 (30%)

 

Children, parents, and other adults

4 (5%)

Continent

 

North America

29 (38%)

 

Europe

29 (38%)

 

Oceania

15 (19%)

 

South America

2 (3%)

 

Asia

1 (1%)

 

Multiple continents

1 (1%)

Publication year

 

2006–2013

13 (17%)

 

2014–2021

64 (83%)

Theoretical frameworka

 

Social ecological model

11 (14%)

 

Social cognitive theory

9 (13%)

 

Theory of planned behaviour

9 (12%)

 

Self-determination theory

3 (4%)

 

Multiple frameworks

4 (7%)

 

Theory of reasoned action

1 (1%)

 

Ecological and cognitive active commuting (ECAC) model

1 (1%)

 

Pathway model

1 (1%)

 

Social marketing

1 (1%)

 

Social norms approach (SNA)

1 (1%)

 

The travel socialisation framework

1 (1%)

 

Integrative model of behaviour prediction

1 (1%)

  1. aThe percentage in the theoretical framework section is calculated on the total number of articles (n = 77)