The environment and physical activity: the influence of psychosocial, perceived and built environmental factors Maddison, Ralph, Vander Hoorn, Stephen, Jiang, Yannan, Ni Mhurchu, Cliona, Exeter, Daniel, Dorey, Enid, Bullen, Chris, Utter, Jennifer, Schaaf, David and Turley, Maria 2009, The environment and physical activity: the influence of psychosocial, perceived and built environmental factors, International journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, vol. 6, Article number: 19, pp. 1-11, doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-6-19. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads maddison-theenvironmentandphysical-2009.pdf Published version application/pdf 493.36KB 15 Title The environment and physical activity: the influence of psychosocial, perceived and built environmental factors Author(s) Maddison, Ralph orcid.org/0000-0001-8564-5518 Vander Hoorn, Stephen Jiang, Yannan Ni Mhurchu, Cliona Exeter, Daniel Dorey, Enid Bullen, Chris Utter, Jennifer Schaaf, David Turley, Maria Journal name International journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity Volume number 6 Season Article number: 19 Start page 1 End page 11 Total pages 11 Publisher BioMed Central Place of publication London, Eng. Publication date 2009-03-30 ISSN 1479-5868 Summary ABSTRACT : This study sought to integrate perceived and built environmental and individual factors into the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) model to better understand adolescents' physical activity. METHODS: Participants (n = 110) aged 12 to 17 years (M = 14.6 +/- 1.55) were recruited from two large metropolitan high schools in Auckland, New Zealand, were included in the analysis. Participants completed measures of the revised TPB and the perceived environment. Individual factors such as ethnicity and level of deprivation were also collected. Geographical Information Systems (GIS) software was used to measure the physical environment (walkability, access to physical activity facilities). Physical activity was assessed using the ActiGraph accelerometer and the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (PAQ-A). Data from the various sources were combined to develop an integrated model integrated for statistical analysis using structural equation modeling. RESULTS: The TPB model variables (intention and perceived behavioral control) explained 43% of the variance of PAQ-A. Unique and individual contributions were made by intention and PBC and home ownership of home equipment. The model explained 13% of time spent in moderate and vigorous physical activity (Actigraph). Unique and individual contribution was made by intention. CONCLUSION: Social cognitive variables were better predictors of both subjective and objective physical activity compared to perceived environmental and built environment factors. Implications of these findings are discussed. Language eng DOI 10.1186/1479-5868-6-19 Field of Research 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 920499 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2009, The Authors Free to Read? Yes Use Rights Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30081977 Document type: Journal Article Collections: School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 07 Mar 2016, 14:47:22 EST Tue, 08 Mar 2016, 04:05:08 EST Tue, 08 Mar 2016, 05:09:54 EST Tue, 27 Sep 2016, 10:36:59 EST Tue, 27 Sep 2016, 10:41:14 EST Tue, 27 Sep 2016, 10:42:05 EST Mon, 12 Dec 2016, 13:58:58 EST Sat, 21 Oct 2017, 01:51:34 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 12:52:35 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 39 times in TR Web of Science Cited 49 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 123 Abstract Views, 17 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 07 Mar 2016, 14:47:22 EST

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