@article{ref1,
title="Active transport to school may reduce psychosomatic symptoms in school-aged  children: data from nine countries",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2020",
author="Kleszczewska, Dorota and Mazur, Joanna and Bucksch, Jens and Dzielska, Anna and Brindley, Catherina and Michalska, Agnieszka",
volume="17",
number="23",
pages="e8709-e8709",
abstract="It is widely proven that being physically active and avoiding sedentary behaviour  help to improve adolescents' well-being and keep them in better health in general. We aimed to investigate the relationship between modes of transport to school and  subjective complaints among schoolchildren. Analyses were based on the HBSC (Health  Behaviour in School-aged Children) surveys conducted in 2017/18 in nine countries (N  = 55,607; mean age 13.43 ± 1.64 yrs.). The main outcome showed that health  complaints consisted of somatic and psychological complaints. Transport to school  was characterized by mode of getting there (walking, biking, or another passive  mode). A total of 46.1% of students walked and 7.3% cycled to school; 46.6% commuted  by passive means. Biking to school was more frequent in Denmark (37.9%), Norway  (26.5%), and Germany (26.6%). The multivariate generalized linear model adjusted for  age, gender, country, and school proximity showed that biking to school is  protective against reports of health complaints. The beta parameters were equal to  -0.498 (p < 0.001) for the general HBSC-SCL index, -0.208 (p < 0.001) for the  somatic complaint index, and -0.285 (p < 0.001) for the psychological complaints  index. Young people who actively commute to school are less likely to report health  complaints, especially psychological symptoms.  Keywords: SR2S <p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph17238709",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17238709"
}