ArticleAmerican journal of health promotion : AJHP
Does community type moderate the relationship between parent perceptions of the neighborhood and physical activity in children?
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- Associations between parental perceptions of neighbourhood environment and physical activity in children and adolescents: a systematic review including 149 studies.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Pooled it
- Cross-continental comparison of the association between the physical environment and active transportation in children: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2015Pooled it
- Correlation analysis of the urban community environment and health promotion among adults aged ≥ 55 years: the mediating role of physical activity.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Study on the Influence of Urban Built Environment Factors on the Social Behavior of ASD Children.Journal of environmental and public health · 2022Article
- Association between neighborhood aesthetics and childhood obesity.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021Review
- Active School Transport among Children from Canada, Colombia, Finland, South Africa, and the United States: A Tale of Two Journeys.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Moderating effect of the neighbourhood physical activity environment on the relation between psychosocial factors and physical activity in children: a longitudinal study.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2019Article
- Built environment and active play among Washington DC metropolitan children: A protocol for a cross-sectional study.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2015Article
- Development and reliability of a scale of physical-activity related informal social control for parents of Chinese pre-schoolers.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2014Article
- Neighborhood perceptions and active school commuting in low-income cities.American journal of preventive medicine · 2013Article
- Neighborhood safety and green space as predictors of obesity among preschool children from low-income families in New York City.Preventive medicine · 2013Article
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purposeTo examine whether residing in a community designed to promote physical activity moderates the relationship between parent perceptions of the neighborhood and general physical activity or active commuting to school in their children.
designCross-sectional.
settingSan Bernardino County, California. SUBJECTS: Three hundred sixty-five families (one parent and one child in grades four through eight). Eighty-five reside in a smart growth community designed to be more conducive to physical activity. MEASURES: Parent perceptions assessed using the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale (NEWS). General child physical activity was measured using accelerometers, and active commuting was self-reported by children. ANALYSIS: Two sets of regressions were performed: one for general physical activity, and one for active commuting. Separate models were run in the two sets for each of the 14 NEWS factors, while controlling for demographics.
resultsFor general physical activity, walking infrastructure, lack of cul-de-sacs, and social interaction had significant main effect associations (p ≤ .05). No factors were moderated by community. The relationships between active commuting to school and perceived crime, traffic hazards, hilliness, physical barriers, cul-de-sac connectivity, aesthetics, and walking infrastructure were significant for those in the smart growth community only (p ≤ .05).
conclusionsLiving in an activity-friendly environment is associated with positive relationships between parent perceptions and active commuting behaviors in children. Future interventions should account for both the perceived neighborhood environment and available physical activity infrastructure.
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