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Places where children are active: A longitudinal examination of children's physical activity
Perry, Cynthia K. Ackert, Elizabeth Sallis, James F. Glanz, Karen Saelens, Brian
Perry, Cynthia K.
Ackert, Elizabeth
Sallis, James F.
Glanz, Karen
Saelens, Brian
Abstract
Using two-year longitudinal data, we examined locations where children spent time and were active, whether location patterns were stable, and relationships between spending time in their home neighborhood and moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA). At two time points (2007–2009 and 2009–2011), children living in the metropolitans areas of either San Diego, CA or Seattle, WA wore an accelerometer, and parents recorded their child's locations for seven days. Across two years, global average proportion of time spent in each location was stable, but total time and proportion of time in each location spent in MVPA decreased significantly across all locations. Children spent the largest proportion of time in MVPA in their home neighborhood at both time points, although they spent little time in their home neighborhood.
Keywords
children, physical activity, exercise, built environment, neighborhood, correlates, prospective
Date
2016
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Journal article
Journal
Preventive Medicine
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93
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88-95
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Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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