@article{ref1,
title="Associations between neighborhood recreation environments and adolescent physical activity",
journal="Journal of physical activity and health",
year="2019",
author="Gavand, Kavita A. and Cain, Kelli L. and Conway, Terry L. and Saelens, Brian E. and Frank, Lawrence D. and Kerr, Jacqueline and Glanz, Karen and Sallis, James F.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: To examine relations between parents' perceived neighborhood recreation environments and multiple measures of adolescent physical activity (PA). <br><br>METHODS: Participants (N = 928; age 14.1 [1.4] y, 50.4% girls, and 33.4% nonwhite/Hispanic) and their parents were recruited. Teen moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) was assessed with 7-day accelerometry. Self-reported total PA, PA near home, and PA at recreation locations were also assessed. Proximity of home to 8 types of recreation facilities was reported by parents. Mixed-model linear regressions relating environments to various measures of PA were adjusted for demographics and neighborhood clustering. <br><br>RESULTS: Perceiving more availability of recreation facilities around home was related to higher reports of days per week with 60+ minutes of PA (b = 0.153; P <.05), reported PA time near home (b = 0.152; P <.001), PA time at recreation facilities (b = 0.161; P <.001), accelerometer-measured total MVPA (b = 1.741; P <.05), and nonschool MVPA (b = 1.508; P <.01). Adolescents living in lowest quintile of recreation facility availability averaged 27.6 (3.2) minutes per day of total MVPA versus 49.8 (3.5) minutes per day for those living in highest quintile. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Adolescents living in neighborhoods that parents reported having more availability of recreation facilities around homes had higher activity across 5 indicators of PA.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1543-3080",
doi="10.1123/jpah.2018-0556",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0556"
}