School contextual correlates of physical activity among a national adolescent sample.

ABSTRACT: Schools are an important context to promote adolescent physical activity (PA). However, following ecologic frameworks, little is known about the influence of multiple school contextual levels - environment and policy - on adolescent PA. This study aimed to examine associations of school neighborhood environment factors and state laws with PA, and the moderating effects of school neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) on these associations. Analyses used cross-sectional data from a national sample of middle (n = 387) and high (n = 591) school adolescents from the Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating study conducted in 2014. Outcomes included self-report school-time PA and active transport to/from school (ATS), and estimated minutes/week of school-related moderate-to

SUBMITTER: Perez LG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6403446 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature