ArticleInternational journal of public health2019
Association of objectively measured and perceived environment with accelerometer-based physical activity and cycling: a Swiss population-based cross-sectional study of 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
- Socioeconomic position, built environment and physical activity among children and adolescents: a systematic review of mediating and moderating effects.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Pooled it
- Objective and perceived neighbourhood walkability: population-average associations with transportation and recreational physical activity in urban-dwelling Canadian adults.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Movement patterns of youth and their parents: cross-sectional and longitudinal associations.Journal of activity, sedentary and sleep behaviors · 2026Article
- Motivation and behavioral mechanisms of physical activity in community-dwelling elderly populations.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Parental modelling has a sustainable effect on offspring's physical activity: the SOPHYA cohort.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Does growing up in a physical activity-friendly neighborhood increase the likelihood of remaining active during adolescence and early adulthood?BMC public health · 2024Article
- COVID-19: Physical Activity and Quality of Life in a Sample of Swiss School Children during and after the First Stay-at-Home.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Swiss Cohort & Biobank - The White Paper.Public health reviews · 2022Article
- Measuring the Built Environment in Studies of Child Health-A Meta-Narrative Review of Associations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
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Abstract
objectivesWe tested whether objectively assessed neighbourhood characteristics are associated with moderate-to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and cycling in Swiss children and adolescents and assessed the mediating role of the perception of the environment.
methodsThe cross-sectional analyses were based on data of 1306 participants aged 6-16 years of the population-based SOPHYA study. MVPA was measured by accelerometry, time spent cycling and the perceived environment by questionnaire. Objective environmental parameters at the residential address were GIS derived. In all analyses, personal, social and environmental factors were considered.
resultsMVPA showed significant positive associations with perceived personal safety and perceived access to green spaces but not with respective objective parameters. Objectively assessed main street density and shorter distance to the next public transport were associated with less cycling in adolescents. Parents' perceptions did not mediate the observed associations of the objectively assessed environment with MVPA and cycling.
conclusionsAssociations between the environment and physical activity differ by domain. In spatial planning efforts to improve objective environments should be complemented with efforts to increase parental sense of security.
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