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Table 3 Social and physical environmental correlates of CIM Destination

From: Social and physical environmental correlates of independent mobility in children: a systematic review taking sex/gender differences into account

Correlates

Study source

Association with CIM

Strength of evidence

+

0

–

Associationa

n/N (%)b

Social environment

 Perceived neighborhood environment (children)

  Fear of strangers

[32, 33]

 

[33] F

[33] M; [32]

–

2/3 (67)

  Neighborhood friendliness

[33]

[33] M

[33] F

 

?

1/2 (50)

  Neighborhood safety

[32, 33]; [62]c

[33] M, F; [32]

 

[62]c

+

4/4 (100)

  Many other children within their area

[33, 36]

{[33] M, F; [36] M, F}e

  

+

2/2 (100)

 Perceived neighborhood environment (parents)

  Sense of community

[52]

 

[52] (M, F)

 

0

0/2 (0)

  Fear of strangers

[32, 36]

  

[32]; [36] M, F

–

3/3 (100)

  Fear of crime

[63]

  

[63]

–

1/1 (100)

  Neighborhood friendliness

[33, 36, 60]

{[33] M, F; [36] M, F}e; [60]

  

+

3/3 (100)

  Neighborhood safety

[52, 63]; [52]c

[52] F; [63]

[52] M; [52]c M, F

 

?

2/5 (40)

  Perception of traffic

[36, 52, 62, 63]; [32, 33]d(2); [33, 60, 63]c

[33]c M, F; [63]c

[33] M, F; [52]M, F; [36] M; [60]c

[62, 63]; [32]d(2); [36] F; [33] M, F

–

10/16 (63)

  Often people out on walks in the neighborhood

[33]

[33] M, F

  

+

2/2 (100)

  Informal social control

[36]

[36] M, F

  

+

2/2 (100)

 Social cultural environment

  Mobility license

[53,54,55, 64]

[53] M, F; [54] M, F; [55, 64]

  

+

6/6 (100)

  Parental rules (towards IM) walking

[52]

 

[52] M, F

 

0

0/2 (0)

  Parental rules (towards IM) play outside

[52]

[52] M

[52] F

 

?

1/2 (50)

  Parent encourage for walking/cycling

[52]

 

[52] M

[52] F

?

1/2 (50)

  Friend encourage for walking/cycling

[52]

 

[52] M, F

 

0

0/2 (0)

  Confidence in children’s abilities

[33, 60]

[33] M, F; [60]

  

+

3/3 (100)

  Child’s personal safety

[33, 60]

[33] M, F; [60]

  

+

3/3 (100)

  Fearful of child engaging in antisocial behavior

[33]

 

[33] M, F

 

0

0/2 (0)

  Parental physical activity

[63]

 

[63]

 

0

0/1 (0)

  Parent activity with child

[63]

 

[63]

 

0

0/1 (0)

  Many children we know walk or cycle to school

[60]

 

[60]

 

0

0/1 (0)

  Having friends

[33]

[33] M, F

  

+

2/2 (100)

Physical environment

 Home environment

  Car ownership

[32, 50, 52, 62]

 

[32]; [52] F

[50, 62]; [52] M

–

3/5 (60)

  Dog ownership

[27]

[27]

  

+

1/1 (100)

  Bike ownership

[33]

[33] F

[33] M

 

?

1/2 (50)

  Size of backyard

[33]

 

[33] M, F

 

0

0/2 (0)

School environment

  Distance

[32, 50, 51, 62]

  

[32, 50, 51, 62]

–

4/4 (100)

  School-specific walkability

[33, 36, 52, 62]

{[33] F; [36] F}e; [62]

{[33] M; [36] M}e; [52] M, F

 

?

2/5 (40)

  School characteristics

[52]

 

[52] M, F

 

0

0/2 (0)

  School density

[50]

[50]

  

+

1/1 (100)

 Recreational environment

  Parks

[33, 60]

[33] M

[33] F; [60]

 

?

1/3 (33)

  Quality and quantity of public open spaces

[55]

 

[55]

 

0

0/1 (0)

  Remote places

[51]

[51]

  

+

1/1 (100)

  Neighborhood design

  Street connectivity

[32, 50]; [52]d (3)

 

[52] M, F; [52] (M); [52] M, F

[32, 50]; [52] F

?

3/8 (38)

  Neighborhood walkability

[52]

 

[52] M, F

 

0

0/2 (0)

  Land use mix

[32, 50, 52]

 

[52] M; [50]

[32]; [52] F

?

2/4 (50)

  Population density

[50]

  

[50]

–

1/1 (100)

  Degree of urbanization (ref: urban)

[23, 50, 53, 54, 58, 62, 64]

[54]

[53]

[23, 50, 58, 62, 64]

–

5/7 (71)

  Urban structure (new)

[32]

[32]

  

+

1/1 (100)

  Street-trees

[32]

 

[32]

 

0

0/1 (0)

  Densely built up residential areas

[51]

[51]

  

+

1/1 (100)

  Mainly single-family housing

[51]

[51]

  

+

1/1 (100)

  Big building and public transport hubs

[51]

  

[51]

–

1/1 (100)

 Transport environment

  Walking facilities

[52]; [60]; [32]c

[60]

[52] M, F

[32]c

?

2/4 (50)

  Biking facilities

[60]

 

[60]

 

0

0/1 (0)

  Streetlight density

[52]

 

[52] M, F

 

0

0/2 (0)

  Traffic (objective)

[50, 51]; [32]d (2)

 

[32, 51]

[32, 50]

?

2/4 (50)

  1. Effects which are specific to different sex/gender groups are noted separately: M (male); F (female)
  2. CIM children’s independent mobility
  3. aNo evidence: no studies were identified; no association (0): 0–33% of studies showed a significant association; inconsistent association (?): 34–59% of studies reported significant associations; positive (+) or negative (−) association: 60–100% of studies demonstrated significant associations; limited evidence for a positive or negative association (small +, −): <4 studies available for the associations of interest; strong evidence (++) or (−−) association: 60–100% of high quality studies showed a significant association
  4. bn = number of studies/measures reporting associations in the expected direction; N = number of identified studies/measures on the association of interest; (%) = percentage of studies reporting associations in the expected direction
  5. cItems are reversed
  6. d(x)The same study may occur twice or more often within a topic if different measures are used and show different associations; x = number of measures
  7. e{…} = study results of two studies with the same population were considered as one study