Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 42, Issue 4 , Pages 418-420, April 2008

Adolescent Travel Patterns: Pilot Data Indicating Distance from Home Varies by Time of Day and Day of Week

  • Sarah E. Wiehe, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Children’s Health Services Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Regenstrief Institute, Inc, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Sarah Wiehe, M.D., M.P.H., Children’s Health Services Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, 410 West 10th Street, HS1020, Indianapolis, IN 46202.
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  • Shawn C. Hoch, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Geography, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana
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  • Gilbert C. Liu, M.D., M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Children’s Health Services Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Regenstrief Institute, Inc, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • ,
  • Aaron E. Carroll, M.D., M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Children’s Health Services Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Regenstrief Institute, Inc, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • ,
  • Jeffery S. Wilson, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Geography, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • ,
  • J. Dennis Fortenberry, M.D., M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Section of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana

Received 17 July 2007; accepted 13 September 2007. published online 21 December 2007.

Abstract 

We conducted a pilot study using new technology to track adolescent “place.” Using Global Positioning System (GPS)–enabled cell phones, we recruited and tracked 15 female adolescents for a 1-week period. Distance away from home was greatest in the evenings on weekends or holidays. The greatest percentage of time spent more than 1 kilometer away from home was also during these times. Such GPS technology holds promise for future adolescent health research in allowing more specific and dynamic measurement of where adolescents spend time.

Keywords: Adolescents, Context, Neighborhood, Time of day, Day of week, Travel, Corresponding

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PII: S1054-139X(07)00412-0

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.09.018

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