The moderating effect of psychosocial factors in the relation between neighborhood walkability and children's physical activity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The study aimed to investigate if psychosocial factors moderate the association between objective walkability and different domains of children's physical activity (PA). A second aim of the study was to investigate the direct associations between psychosocial factors and children's PA. Based on previous literature, it was hypothesized that walkability would be more strongly related to PA among children with negative psychosocial profiles.

Methods

Data were collected between December 2011 and May 2013 as part of the Belgian Environmental Physical Activity Study in children (BEPAS-child). In total, data from 494 children and one of their parents were included in the study. Children wore an accelerometer for 7 consecutive days and together with one of their parents,

SUBMITTER: D'Haese S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5148905 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature