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Perceived neighbourhood environmental attributes associated with adults' recreational walking: IPEN Adult study in 12 countries
Sugiyama, Takemi Cerin, Ester Owen, Neville Oyeyemi, Adewale L. Conway, Terry L. Van Dyck, Delfien Schipperijn, Jasper MacFarlane, Duncan J. Salvo, Deborah Reis, Rodrigo S.
Sugiyama, Takemi
Cerin, Ester
Owen, Neville
Oyeyemi, Adewale L.
Conway, Terry L.
Van Dyck, Delfien
Schipperijn, Jasper
MacFarlane, Duncan J.
Salvo, Deborah
Reis, Rodrigo S.
Abstract
This study examined the strength and shape of associations between perceived environmental attributes and adults’ recreational walking, using data collected from 13,745 adult participants in 12 countries. Perceived residential density, land use mix, street connectivity, aesthetics, safety from crime, and proximity to parks were linearly associated with recreational walking, while curvilinear associations were found for residential density, land use mix, and aesthetics. The observed associations were consistent across countries, except for aesthetics. Using data collected from environmentally diverse countries, this study confirmed findings from prior single-country studies. Present findings suggest that similar environmental attributes are associated with recreational walking internationally.
Keywords
physical activity, exercise, leisure, built environment, urban design
Date
2014
Type
Journal article
Journal
Health and Place
Book
Volume
28
Issue
July
Page Range
22-30
Article Number
ACU Department
Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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Open Access Status
Open access
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Open