Patterns of neighborhood environment attributes in relation to children's physical activity

JM Kurka, MA Adams, M Todd, T Colburn, JF Sallis… - Health & place, 2015 - Elsevier
Characterizing neighborhood environments in relation to physical activity is complex. Latent
profiles of parents' perceptions of neighborhood characteristics were examined in relation to …

Examination of perceived neighborhood characteristics and transportation on changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior: The Trial of Activity in Adolescent …

KR Evenson, DM Murray, AS Birnbaum, DA Cohen - Health & place, 2010 - Elsevier
We examined the association between perceived neighborhood characteristics and
transport and 2-year changes in accelerometer-determined nonschool MET-weighted …

Children's physical activity and parents' perception of the neighborhood environment: neighborhood impact on kids study

KA Tappe, K Glanz, JF Sallis, C Zhou… - International journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Background Physical activity is important to children's physical health and well-being. Many
factors contribute to children's physical activity, and the built environment has garnered …

Adolescent physical activity and the built environment: a latent class analysis approach

K McDonald, M Hearst, K Farbakhsh, C Patnode… - Health & place, 2012 - Elsevier
This study used latent class analysis to classify adolescent home neighborhoods (n= 344)
according to built environment characteristics, and tested how adolescent physical activity …

What neighborhood area captures built environment features related to adolescent physical activity?

J Boone-Heinonen, BM Popkin, Y Song… - Health & place, 2010 - Elsevier
In research investigating built environment (BE) influences on physical activity (PA),
inconsistent neighborhood definitions may contribute to inconsistent findings. Using data …

Youth physical activity and the neighbourhood environment: examining correlates and the role of neighbourhood definition

J van Loon, LD Frank, L Nettlefold, PJ Naylor - Social science & medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
The primary objective of this study was to examine relationships between neighbourhood
built and social environment characteristics and moderate to vigorous physical activity …

Children's perceptions of physical activity environments captured through ecological momentary assessment: a validation study

GF Dunton, SS Intille, J Wolch, MA Pentz - Preventive medicine, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: This study used ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to investigate
whether children's perceptions of physical activity (PA) settings correspond with (1) parents' …

Neighborhood environment and physical activity among youth: a review

D Ding, JF Sallis, J Kerr, S Lee… - American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
CONTEXT: Research examining the association between environmental attributes and
physical activity among youth is growing. An updated review of literature is needed to …

The perceived and built environment surrounding urban schools and physical activity among adolescent girls

ER Hager, DO Witherspoon, C Gormley… - Annals of Behavioral …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background Neighborhood perceived/built environment and physical activity (PA)
associations have been examined for adolescents around homes, but not surrounding …

A latent profile analysis of neighborhood recreation environments in relation to adolescent physical activity, sedentary time, and obesity

GJ Norman, MA Adams, J Kerr, S Ryan… - Journal of public …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Design: Residential addresses of 871 adolescents in San Diego County (53% female, mean
age= 12.8 years) were geocoded to create 1-mile network buffers. Measures: Geographic …