ArticleResearch quarterly for exercise and sport2016
Parental and Adolescent Perceptions of Neighborhood Safety Related to Adolescents' Physical Activity in Their Neighborhood.
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- 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
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- Impact of Family, Neighborhood, and Schools on Behavioral Health Needs of Justice-Involved Latinx Adolescents.Couple & family psychology · 2023Article
- "It's a kind of freedom": adolescents and parents speak about motivations for active travel and COVID-19.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2022Article
- Patterns of Active Travel and Physical Activity among Adolescents in Israel.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Role of Environmental Quality of Life in Physical Activity Status of Individuals with and without Physical Disabilities in Saudi Arabia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Beyond Walking: An Assessment and Description of Streets as Potential Physical Activity Places in Low-Income Communities.Journal of healthy eating and active living · 2022Article
- Ambient lighting, use of outdoor spaces and perceptions of public safety: evidence from a survey experiment.Security journal · 2022Article
- Effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and the policy response on childhood obesity risk factors: Gender and sex differences and recommendations for research.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021Article
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- The role of parental support for youth physical activity transportation and community-level poverty in the healthy communities study.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2021Article
- Understanding Neighborhoods' Impact on Youth Substance Use and Mental Health Outcomes in Paterson, New Jersey: Protocol for a Community-Based Participatory Research Study.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- Did Playground Renovations Equitably Benefit Neighborhoods in Chicago?Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to examine the association between adolescent and parental perceptions of neighborhood safety and adolescents' physical activity in multiple locations and to investigate the moderating effect of sex within this association.
methodThis cross-sectional study was conducted with 928 adolescents aged 12 to 16 years old and 1 of their parents. Adolescents and parents reported their perceptions of neighborhood safety (traffic safety, pedestrian safety, crime safety, and stranger danger safety). Adolescents reported how often they were physically active in multiple locations (physical activity in the neighborhood, in parks, and for active transport). Mixed-effects linear regression models were used to investigate these associations while controlling for demographics and the Walkability Index.
resultsParent-perceived crime safety was positively associated with adolescents' physical activity in parks (B = .094, p = .024). Parent-perceived traffic safety was positively associated with adolescents' reported physical activity in the neighborhood (B = .186, p = .014). Adolescents' physical activity for active transport was positively associated with parent-perceived traffic safety (B = .179, p = .001), stranger danger safety (B = .110, p = .013), and crime safety (B = .077, p = .035). There were 2 interactions by sex on the relation between adolescent traffic safety perception and parent pedestrian safety perception in the neighborhood and adolescents' physical activity in parks (i.e., statistically significant only for boys).
conclusionsParents' perceptions of traffic, stranger danger, and crime safety were all related to adolescents' active transportation. Multiple safety concerns may be motivating parents to restrict adolescent mobility by walking and bicycling.
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