Exploring children’s views on important park features: a qualitative study using walk-along interviews Veitch, Jenny, Flowers, Elliott, Ball, Kylie, Deforche, Benedicte and Timperio, Anna 2020, Exploring children’s views on important park features: a qualitative study using walk-along interviews, International journal of environmental research and public health, vol. 17, no. 13, pp. 1-14, doi: 10.3390/ijerph17134625. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Exploring children’s views on important park features: a qualitative study using walk-along interviews Author(s) Veitch, Jenny orcid.org/0000-0001-8962-0887 Flowers, Elliott Ball, Kylie orcid.org/0000-0003-2893-8415 Deforche, Benedicte Timperio, Anna orcid.org/0000-0002-8773-5012 Journal name International journal of environmental research and public health Volume number 17 Issue number 13 Article ID 4625 Start page 1 End page 14 Total pages 14 Publisher MDPI Place of publication Basel, Switzerland Publication date 2020 ISSN 1661-7827 1660-4601 Keyword(s) Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Environmental Sciences Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Environmental Sciences & Ecology parks physical activity social interaction children design PUBLIC OPEN SPACE PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY HEALTH PERCEPTIONS ADOLESCENTS ENVIRONMENT GREENSPACE PARENTS INCOME Summary Parks are places where children can interact with others and engage in physical activity in a natural setting. Park visits can enhance children’s social, mental, and physical health. It is therefore important to better understand how parks can be designed to ensure optimal use by children. This qualitative study explored children’s perceptions of park features that may influence their park visits, park-based physical activity, and social interaction. Qualitative walk-along interviews were completed with 30 children (mean age 9.7 years (SD 1.3), female n = 16) in nine parks located in varying socioeconomic areas of Melbourne, Australia. As they walked through the park, children shared thoughts regarding characteristics that may influence their visitation, park-based physical activity, and social interactions. Features that would encourage visitation included: challenging and interesting play equipment; a pond and water play area; trees/greenery and shade; and full-sized basketball courts. Features most valued for physical activity included: sports courts, ovals, and equipment; open space; trees to climb; and nature/rocks. Features most valued for social interaction included: a large size; playgrounds; and picnic areas. Children offer unique and important views. Park designers should consider inclusion of these features, when (re)developing parks to support children to lead healthy and active lives. Language eng DOI 10.3390/ijerph17134625 Indigenous content off HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Grant ID ARC DP 170100188 Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30139539 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open access)     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 Thu, 02 Jul 2020, 15:27:39 EST Fri, 03 Jul 2020, 05:02:04 EST Fri, 03 Jul 2020, 06:04:26 EST Fri, 03 Jul 2020, 08:29:55 EST Sat, 11 Jul 2020, 02:33:05 EST Sat, 08 Aug 2020, 02:30:21 EST Tue, 02 Mar 2021, 05:03:32 EST Fri, 05 Mar 2021, 15:23:57 EST Fri, 05 Mar 2021, 15:26:26 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 4 times in TR Web of Science Cited 6 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 30 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 02 Jul 2020, 15:27:39 EST

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