The relationship between leisure, walking, and transportation activity with the natural environment

Aileen P. McGinn; Kelly R. Evenson; Amy H. Herring; Sara L. Huston

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2006.07.002

The relationship between leisure, walking, and transportation activity with the natural environment

Aileen P. McGinn, Kelly R. Evenson, Amy H. Herring, Sara L. Huston

Epidemiology & Population Health

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to quantify the agreement between perceived and objective measures of the natural environment and to assess their associations with physical activity. Perception of the natural environment was obtained through survey data. Objective measures of weather and hills were created using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). When objective measures were compared to respondent's perceptions little agreement was found. Objective measures were not associated with any physical activity outcomes; however, several associations were seen between perceived measures and physical activity. These results indicate that researchers should consider perceptions of the natural environment when developing physical activity interventions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	588-602
Number of pages	15
Journal	Health and Place
Volume	13
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2006.07.002
State	Published - Sep 2007

Keywords

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Natural environment
Perceived measures
Physical activity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health(social science)
Sociology and Political Science
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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