Perceptions about the local neighborhood and walking and cycling among children Timperio, Anna, Crawford, David, Telford, Amanda and Salmon, Jo 2004, Perceptions about the local neighborhood and walking and cycling among children, Preventive medicine, vol. 38, pp. 39-47, doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2003.09.026. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Perceptions about the local neighborhood and walking and cycling among children Author(s) Timperio, Anna orcid.org/0000-0002-8773-5012 Crawford, David orcid.org/0000-0002-2467-7556 Telford, Amanda Salmon, Jo orcid.org/0000-0002-4734-6354 Journal name Preventive medicine Volume number 38 Start page 39 End page 47 Publisher Elsevier Place of publication New York, NY. Publication date 2004 ISSN 0091-7435 1096-0260 Keyword(s) environment physical activity walking transport children perceptions safety Summary Background. This study examined associations between perceptions of the local neighborhood and walking and cycling among children. Methods. Children aged 5–6 years (n = 291) and 10–12 years (n = 919) were recruited from 19 Australian primary schools. Parents reported their child's usual walking or cycling to local destinations and their perceptions of their neighborhood. Ten- to twelve-year-olds were asked their perceptions of traffic, strangers, road safety and sporting venues, and their perceptions of their parent's views on these issues. Results. Five- to six-year-old boys whose parents believed there was heavy traffic in their area were 2.8 times more likely (95%CI = 1.1–6.8), and 5- to 6-year-old girls whose parents owned more than one car were 70% less likely (95%CI = 0.1–0.8), and whose parents believed that public transport was limited in their area were 60% less likely (95%CI = 0.2–0.9) than other children to walk or cycle at least three times per week. Parental belief that there were no lights or crossings was associated with walking or cycling among 10- to 12-year-old boys (OR = 0.4, 95%CI = 0.2–0.7). Among older girls, parent's belief that their child needed to cross several roads to reach play areas (OR = 0.4, 95%CI = 0.2–0.8) and that there is limited public transport in their area (OR = 0.7, 95%CI = 0.4–0.97), and child's belief that there were no parks or sports grounds near home (OR = 0.5, 95%CI = 0.3–0.8) were associated with a lower likelihood of walking or cycling. Conclusion. Perceptions of the local neighborhood may influence children's physical activity. Language eng DOI 10.1016/j.ypmed.2003.09.026 Field of Research 111706 Epidemiology HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2003, American Health Foundation and Elsevier Inc Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30002440 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) 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. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 16 Oct 2008, 09:50:20 EST Wed, 01 Apr 2009, 08:52:50 EST Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 22:16:19 EST Wed, 02 Jul 2014, 14:01:26 EST Fri, 17 Oct 2014, 08:14:30 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 526 times in TR Web of Science Cited 567 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1301 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 07 Jul 2008, 08:24:47 EST