Children's physical activity and active travel : A cross-sectional study of activity spaces, sociodemographic and neighborhood associations
Journal article
Hasanzadeh, Kamyar, Ikeda, Erika, Mavoa, Suzanne and Smith, Melody. (2023). Children's physical activity and active travel : A cross-sectional study of activity spaces, sociodemographic and neighborhood associations. Children's Geographies. 21(2), pp. 287-305. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2022.2039901
Authors | Hasanzadeh, Kamyar, Ikeda, Erika, Mavoa, Suzanne and Smith, Melody |
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Abstract | Measures of individual mobility, such as activity space, have been previously used to help improve our understanding of individuals’ interactions with their everyday environments. However, such methods have rarely been adopted in studying children's physical activity and active travel behavior. In this study, we use a combination of participatory mapping and accelerometer data collected from children aged 8–13 years living in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland, Aotearoa/New Zealand, to describe children's travel behavior and explore associations of active travel, physical activity, and socio-demographic characteristics with environmental attributes. The results from this study reveal complex associations between these different layers. Density of cycling routes was consistently associated with higher levels of physical activity captured via moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), prevalence of active travel, and total activity space exposure. Nevertheless, population density, greenspace, and land-use mix revealed varying associations across different activity behaviors including MVPA, number of steps, and prevalence of active travel. The results from this study not only reassert the complexity of person–environment relationships, but also highlight the potential impacts of measurement and analytical methods on the study results. The novel combination of participatory mapping and accelerometer data together with activity space analysis provided new analytical insights which we discuss in this paper. This study concludes by reporting its observations and envisioning future research directions. |
Keywords | PPGIS; activity space; children; physical activity; physical environment |
Year | 2023 |
Journal | Children's Geographies |
Journal citation | 21 (2), pp. 287-305 |
Publisher | Routledge |
ISSN | 1473-3285 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2022.2039901 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85124765845 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Page range | 287-305 |
Funder | Academy of Finland |
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | |
Health Research Council of New Zealand | |
Medical Research Council (MRC), United Kingdom | |
International Centre for Genomic Medicine in Neuromuscular Disease | |
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) | |
University of Melbourne | |
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) | |
Australian Research Council (ARC) | |
Wellcome Trust | |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 16 Feb 2022 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 04 Feb 2022 |
Deposited | 30 Oct 2023 |
ARC Funded Research | This output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001 |
Grant ID | 13297753 |
14/436 | |
17/013 | |
MC_UU_12015/7 | |
MC_UU_00006/5 | |
1121035 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8zx9w/children-s-physical-activity-and-active-travel-a-cross-sectional-study-of-activity-spaces-sociodemographic-and-neighborhood-associations
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