SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
What Is the Relationship between the Neighbourhood Built Environment and Time Spent in Outdoor Play? A Systematic Review.
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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
- Green spaces, blue spaces and human health: an updated umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Influence of Neighborhood Built Environments on the Outdoor Free Play of Young Children: a Systematic, Mixed-Studies Review and Thematic Synthesis.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Determinants of Outdoor Time in Children and Youth: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal and Intervention Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Systematic review of the correlates of outdoor play and time among children aged 3-12 years.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2021Pooled it
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- A Systematic Review of the Bibliometrics and Methodological Research Used on Studies Focused on School Neighborhood Built Environment and the Physical Health of Children and Adolescents.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The association between learning models and child health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic.Preventive medicine reports · 2025Article
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- Infant Care: Predictors of Outdoor Walking, Infant Carrying and Infant Outdoor Sleeping.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Place-Based Child Opportunity at Birth and Child Development from Infancy to Age 4.The Journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Investigating social inequalities in children's independent mobility, active transportation and outdoor free play in two Canadian cities.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Article
- Development of a community severance index for urban areas in the United States: A case study in New York City.Environment international · 2024Article
- Modifying urban planning to promote child health: A scoping review of reviews.Health promotion perspectives · 2024Review
- The built environment and child obesity: A review of Australian policies.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2024Review
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Abstract
Outdoor play has been associated with children's and adolescents' healthy development and physical activity. Attributes of the neighbourhood built environment can influence play behaviours. This systematic review examined the relationship between attributes of the neighbourhood built environment and the time children and adolescents (0-18 years) spend in self-directed outdoor play. We identified and evaluated 18 relevant papers using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool and developed a narrative synthesis of study results. We found moderate evidence that lower traffic volumes (ages 6-11), yard access (ages 3-10), and increased neighbourhood greenness (ages 2-15) were positively associated with time spent in outdoor play, as well as limited evidence that specific traffic-calming street features such as fewer intersections, low traffic speeds, neighbourhood disorder, and low residential density were positively associated with time spent in outdoor play. To our knowledge, this is the first systematic review on this topic. The limited number of "good quality" studies identified highlights the need for additional research on the topic.
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