Parental perception of neighborhood safety and children's physical activity Public
Zytnick, Deena S. (2012)
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Abstract
Abstract
Parental perception of neighborhood safety and children's
physical activity
Objective: This research examines the relationship between parental
perception of
neighborhood safety and children's physical activity among 5th
grade children, and factors
associated with physical activity behavior based on the ecological
model. The specific
outcome variables explored were the number of days per week
children engaged in vigorous
physical activity and children's regular use of recreational
facilities for physical activity.
Methods: Data from the parents of the Early Childhood Longitudinal
Study Kindergarten
(ECLS-K) cohort 5th grade sample (N=9,725) were analyzed. Linear
regression was used to
examine the association between parental perception of neighborhood
safety and mean days
per week children engaged in vigorous physical and also the
association between regular use
of at least one recreational facility for physical activity and the
number of days per week
children engaged in vigorous physical activity. Logistic regression
was used to examine the
association between parental perception of neighborhood safety and
regular use of at least
one recreational facility for physical activity.
Results: Overall, 5th graders engaged in vigorous physical activity
an average of 3.73 days per
week. Parental perception of neighborhood safety was associated
with the number of days
per week children engaged in vigorous physical activity. The
majority of 5th graders (81.6%)
regularly used recreational facilities for physical activity.
However, parental perception of
neighborhood safety was not associated with children's regular use
of recreational facilities
for physical activity. Regular use of at least one recreational
facility for physical activity was
associated with the number of days per week children engaged in
vigorous physical activity.
Conclusion: It is important to consider parental perception of
neighborhood safety when
designing interventions to increase physical activity. Further
research is needed to see how
changes at the physical environment and policy levels affect
parental perception of
neighborhood safety.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1
Chapter 2: Literature Review -- 10
Chapter 3: Methods -- 23
Chapter 4: Results -- 31
Chapter 5: Discussion -- 37
References -- 49
Tables -- 57
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