Sociological theory and research point to the importance of social relationships in affecting
health behavior. This work tends to focus on specific stages of the life course, with a division …

Abstract In the United States, health disparities in obesity and obesity-related illnesses have
been the subject of growing concern. To better understand how obesity-related health …

Many studies have confirmed that the characteristics of the built environment affect
individual walking behaviors. However, scant attention has been paid to population-level …

BACKGROUND: Understanding how environmental attributes can influence particular
physical activity behaviors is a public health research priority. Walking is the most common …

The aim of this study is to examine the association between sense of community, walking,
and neighborhood design characteristics. The current study is based on a sub-sample of …

Research on physical activity (PA) has expanded in recent years to examine environmental
influences that enhance or limit the opportunities people have to be active. The purpose of …

Results: Walking as a healthful form of physical activity began to receive attention in the
1990s due to new recommendations that emphasized moderate-intensity physical activity …

Exercise Psychology, Second Edition, addresses the psychological and biological
consequences of exercise and physical activity and their subsequent effects on mood and …

OBJECTIVES: Personal safety is commonly cited in qualitative research as a barrier to local
walking, yet the relationship between safety and constrained physical activity has received …

Objective: To examine the relation between built environment factors (representing several
dimensions of urban form of neighbourhoods) and walking activity at both the …