Environmental perceptions and walking in English adults

C Foster, M Hillsdon, M Thorogood - Journal of Epidemiology & …, 2004 - jech.bmj.com
Study objective: To examine the relation between adults' perceptions of the social and
physical environment and their self reported walking behaviour. Design: Cross sectional …

Associations of location and perceived environmental attributes with walking in neighborhoods

N Humpel, N Owen, E Leslie… - American Journal of …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose. Ecological models highlight the importance of environmental influences. We
examined associations of coastal versus noncoastal location and perceived environmental …

Perceived barriers to walking in the neighborhood environment: a survey of middle-aged and older adults

J Dawson, M Hillsdon, I Boller… - Journal of Aging and …, 2007 - journals.humankinetics.com
The authors investigated whether low levels of walking among older adults in the UK were
associated with demographic and health characteristics, as well as perceived environmental …

Are perceptions of the physical and social environment associated with mothers' walking for leisure and for transport? A longitudinal study

VJ Cleland, A Timperio, D Crawford - Preventive medicine, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The role local neighbourhood environments play in influencing purpose-
specific walking behaviors has not been well-explored in prospective studies. This study …

Association between perceived neighborhood environment and walking among adults in 4 cities in Japan

S Inoue, Y Ohya, Y Odagiri, T Takamiya… - Journal of …, 2010 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: Recent research highlights the importance of environment as a determinant of
physical activity; however, evidence among Japanese is sparse. The aim of this study was to …

Perceived environment attributes, residential location, and walking for particular purposes

N Humpel, N Owen, D Iverson, E Leslie… - American journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Identifying environmental factors that can influence physical activity is a
public health priority. We examined associations of perceived environmental attributes with …

Neighborhood walkability and the walking behavior of Australian adults

N Owen, E Cerin, E Leslie, N Coffee, LD Frank… - American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The physical attributes of residential neighborhoods, particularly the
connectedness of streets and the proximity of destinations, can influence walking behaviors …

Relative influences of individual, social environmental, and physical environmental correlates of walking

B Giles-Corti, RJ Donovan - American journal of public …, 2003 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. This study sought to examine individual, social environmental, and physical
environmental correlates of walking. Methods. A cross-sectional survey was conducted …

Objective measures of the environment and physical activity—results of the environment and physical activity study in English adults

C Foster, M Hillsdon, A Jones… - … of physical activity …, 2009 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Physical activity has been positively associated with a range of objectively
measured environmental variables. We explored the relationship of walking and other …

Relation of modifiable neighborhood attributes to walking

DA Rodriguez, S Aytur, A Forsyth, JM Oakes… - Preventive …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of research examining associations between walking
and environmental attributes that are more modifiable in the short term, such as car parking …