Comparing perceived and objectively measured access to recreational facilities as predictors of physical activity in adolescent girls

MM Scott, KR Evenson, DA Cohen, CE Cox - Journal of Urban Health, 2007 - Springer
A number of studies in recent years have identified both self-report and objectively
measured accessibility of recreational facilities as important predictors of physical activity in …

[HTML][HTML] Examining individual, interpersonal, and environmental influences on children's physical activity levels

P Wilk, AF Clark, A Maltby, C Smith, P Tucker… - SSM-population …, 2018 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to explore individual-level socio-demographic factors and
interpersonal-level factors related to social support, as well as the potential role of …

Effects of physical activity interventions in youth: review and synthesis

EJ Stone, TL McKenzie, GJ Welk, ML Booth - American journal of …, 1998 - Elsevier
Introduction: Physical inactivity has been identified as an important public health concern for
youth. School and community settings can be important infrastructures for promoting …

Gender similarities and differences in factors associated with adolescent moderate-vigorous physical activity

PJ Wenthe, KF Janz, SM Levy - Pediatric exercise …, 2009 - journals.humankinetics.com
This study investigated the relationship between predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling
factors conceptualized within the Youth Physical Activity Promotion Model (YPAP) and …

Environmental influences on physical activity in rural Midwestern adults: a qualitative approach

M Chrisman, F Nothwehr, G Yang… - Health promotion …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Qualitative research can be used to examine multiple factors associated with physical
activity and help practitioners identify language used by the rural adult population when …

Assessing the social and physical contexts of children's leisure-time physical activity: an ecological momentary assessment study

GF Dunton, K Kawabata, S Intille… - American Journal of …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose. To use Ecological Momentary Assessment with mobile phones to describe where
and with whom children's leisure-time physical activity occurs. Design. Repeated …

Parental and adolescent perceptions of neighborhood safety related to adolescents' physical activity in their neighborhood

I Esteban-Cornejo, JA Carlson, TL Conway… - … quarterly for exercise …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the association between adolescent and
parental perceptions of neighborhood safety and adolescents' physical activity in multiple …

Active living for rural children: Community perspectives using PhotoVOICE

E Hennessy, VI Kraak, RR Hyatt, J Bloom… - American Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Active living integrates physical activity into one's daily routine. Current
understanding of active living among children and their families living in rural communities is …

Parental and environmental correlates of physical activity of children attending preschool

M Dowda, KA Pfeiffer, WH Brown… - … of pediatrics & …, 2011 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To determine, using a social-cognitive framework and structural equation
modeling, if parent-reported family physical activity (PA) variables are related to PA of young …

Children's perceptions of their home and neighborhood environments, and their association with objectively measured physical activity: a qualitative and quantitative …

C Hume, J Salmon, K Ball - Health education research, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Environmental factors may have an important influence on children's physical activity, yet
children's perspectives of their home and neighborhood environments have not been widely …