Understanding children's preference for park features that encourage physical activity: an adaptive choice based conjoint analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parks are a key setting for physical activity for children. However, little is known about which park features children prefer and which features are most likely to encourage them to be active in parks. This study examined the relative importance of park features among children for influencing their choice of park for engaging in park-based physical activity.

Methods

Children (n = 252; 8-12 years, 42% male) attending three primary schools in Melbourne, Australia completed a survey at school. They were required to complete a series of Adaptive Choice-Based Conjoint analysis tasks, with responses used to identify the part-worth utilities and relative importance scores of selected park features using Hierarchical Bayes analyses within Sawtooth Software.

Results

SUBMITTER: Veitch J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8501594 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature