Is the association between park proximity and recreational physical activity among mid-older aged adults moderated by park quality and neighborhood conditions? Van Cauwenberg, Jelle, Cerin, Ester, Timperio, Anna, Salmon, Jo, Deforche, Benedicte and Veitch, Jenny 2017, Is the association between park proximity and recreational physical activity among mid-older aged adults moderated by park quality and neighborhood conditions?, International journal of environmental research and public health, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 1-11, doi: 10.3390/ijerph14020192. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads timperio-isassociation-2017.pdf Published version application/pdf 470.50KB 168 Title Is the association between park proximity and recreational physical activity among mid-older aged adults moderated by park quality and neighborhood conditions? Author(s) Van Cauwenberg, Jelle Cerin, Ester Timperio, Anna orcid.org/0000-0002-8773-5012 Salmon, Jo orcid.org/0000-0002-4734-6354 Deforche, Benedicte Veitch, Jenny orcid.org/0000-0001-8962-0887 Journal name International journal of environmental research and public health Volume number 14 Issue number 2 Article ID 192 Start page 1 End page 11 Total pages 11 Publisher MDPI Place of publication Basel, Switzerland Publication date 2017-02-14 ISSN 1660-4601 Keyword(s) ecological model environment design motor activity retirement social environment walking Aged Cross-Sectional Studies Exercise Female Humans Male Middle Aged Parks, Recreational Residence Characteristics Self Report Victoria Summary Previous studies have reported mixed findings on the relationship between park proximity and recreational physical activity (PA), which could be explained by park quality and the surrounding neighborhood environment. We examined whether park quality and perceptions of the neighborhood physical and social environment moderated associations between park proximity and recreational PA among mid-older aged adults. Cross-sectional self-reported data on park proximity, park quality, neighborhood physical and social environmental factors, recreational walking and other moderate- to vigorous-intensity recreational physical activity (MVPA) were collected among 2700 Australian adults (57-69 years) in 2012. Main effects between park proximity and measures of recreational PA were non-significant. Park proximity was positively related to engagement in recreational walking among participants who reported average and high social trust and cohesion, but not among those reporting low social trust and cohesion. No other moderating effects were observed. Current findings suggest synergistic relationships between park proximity and social trust and cohesion with mid-older aged adults' recreational walking. More research is needed to unravel the complex relationship between parks, recreational PA and the social context of neighborhoods. Language eng DOI 10.3390/ijerph14020192 Field of Research 110699 Human Movement and Sports Science not elsewhere classified MD Multidisciplinary Socio Economic Objective 920401 Behaviour and Health HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Grant ID ARC DP 1095595 Copyright notice ©2017, The Authors Free to Read? Yes Use Rights Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30093722 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 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 Fri, 07 Apr 2017, 11:20:34 EST Sat, 08 Apr 2017, 05:01:53 EST Fri, 14 Apr 2017, 06:08:51 EST Sat, 22 Apr 2017, 02:31:35 EST Wed, 21 Jun 2017, 10:12:09 EST Wed, 21 Jun 2017, 10:16:10 EST Wed, 21 Jun 2017, 10:22:27 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 12:37:55 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 9 times in TR Web of Science Cited 13 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 448 Abstract Views, 169 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 07 Apr 2017, 11:20:34 EST

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