Modeling Individual and Physical Environmental Factors with Adolescent Physical Activity

Bruijn, Gert-Jan de; Kremers, Stef; Lensvelt-Mulders, Gerty; Vries, Hein de; Mechelen, Willem van; Brug, Johannes

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2006.03.001

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“…Motl et al 36 observed that relationships between sites and equipment used for physical activity and the physical activity levels of adolescents were totally mediated by self-efficacy. These results were similar to those obtained in other research using cross-sectional 37 and longitudinal data analysis 38 . It is also important to underscore that the relationship between environment characteristics and physical activity may be moderated by perceptions of self-efficacy.…”

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Physical activity, psychosocial and perceived environmental factors in adolescents from Northeast Brazil

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“…Some recent studies that have included both environmental factors and motivational factors have shown that motivational factors are more strongly associated with self-report behaviours than environmental factors, and that motivational factors mediate the environmental impact on dietary behaviour and physical activity (28)(29)(30)(31)(32) . The mediated route from environment to behaviour holds in various instances, individuals and behaviours studied.…”

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In order to promote healthful nutrition, insight is needed into the determinants of nutrition behaviours. Behavioural determinant research and behavioural nutrition interventions have focused mostly on individual-level motivational factors. It has been argued that the individual's socio-cultural and physical environments may be the main determinants of nutrition behaviours. However, the theoretical basis and empirical evidence for environmental determinants of nutrition behaviours are not strong. The present paper is a narrative review informed by a series of systematic reviews and recent original studies on associations between environmental factors and nutrition behaviours to provide an overview and discussion of the evidence for environmental correlates and predictors of nutrition behaviour. Although the number of studies on potential environmental determinants of nutrition behaviours has increased steeply over the last decades, they include only a few well-designed studies with validated measures and guided by sound theoretical frameworks. The preliminary evidence from the available systematic reviews indicates that socio-cultural environmental factors defining what is socially acceptable, desirable and appropriate to eat may be more important for healthful eating than physical environments that define the availability and accessibility of foods. It is concluded that there is a lack of well-designed studies on environmental determinants of healthful eating behaviours. Preliminary evidence indicates that social environmental factors may be more important than physical environmental factors for healthful eating. Better-designed studies are needed to further build evidence-based theory on environmental determinants to guide the development of interventions to promote healthful eating. Nutrition: Behavioural determinants: EnvironmentDiet and nutrition are important for population health, but large majorities of populations in many countries do not comply with recommendations for healthy eating (1,2) . Healthful diet promotion is mostly focused on reducing saturated fat and energy intake and on promoting fruit, vegetable and fibre intake.According to a basic model for planned promotion of population health (Fig. 1) the identification of major health problems and its nutritional risk factors are the first steps in the development of healthful nutrition promotion interventions. These first two steps define why effective nutrition interventions should be implemented and what nutrition behaviours should be targeted. However, to further develop such interventions, insight is needed into why individuals engage in such risk behaviours (3) . Until recently, studies on determinants of eating behaviours primarily focused on individual-level factors, such as taste preferences, nutrition knowledge, attitudes and Abbreviations: ANGELO, analysis grid for environments linked to obesity; EnRG, environmental research model for weight gain prevention.

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“…Motl et al (18) found that the association of equipment accessibility with adolescent girls' PA was mediated by selfefficacy. These previous studies indicate that some TPB variables may be more likely to serve as mediators in environment-behaviour relationships than others (17,19) , with the strongest evidence for attitudes as a potential mediating variable (15)(16)(17)19,20) . Most previous studies have investigated mediation pathways for physical environmental factors.…”

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“…Earlier studies have found that among adults the association of perceived neighbourhood with walking was mediated by attitude (15) and that associations of perceived neighbourhood aesthetics with walking were mediated by attitude and intention (16) . De Bruijn et al (17) found that the association of environmental aesthetics and distance to PA facilities on PA among adolescents was mediated by the intention to be physically active. Motl et al (18) found that the association of equipment accessibility with adolescent girls' PA was mediated by selfefficacy.…”

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Do individual cognitions mediate the association of socio-cultural and physical environmental factors with adolescent sports participation?

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Objective: To examine the associations of perceived physical environmental factors (availability of physical activity (PA) attributes at home, PA facilities in the neighbourhood, neighbourhood pleasantness and safety) and social environmental factors (parental sports behaviour and parental rule regarding sports participation) with adolescent leisure-time sports participation, and to explore whether the associations found were mediated by individual cognitions as derived from the theory of planned behaviour (TPB). Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: In schoolyear 2005/2006 adolescents from seventeen schools in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, completed a questionnaire during school hours that included selfreported measures of leisure-time sports participation, perceived physical environmental factors and TPB variables. Information about parental sports behaviour and parental rule was obtained from a questionnaire that was completed by one parent of the adolescents. Subjects: Data were collected from 584 adolescent-parent combinations. Results: Data were analysed with multi-level logistic regression analyses. Availability of PA attributes at home (OR 5 1?26), parents' sports behaviour (OR 5 2?03) and parental rule (OR 5 1?64) were associated with a higher likelihood of adolescents' leisure-time sports participation. These associations were partly mediated by attitude and intention. Conclusions: Adolescents were more likely to engage in leisure-time sports when PA attributes were available at home, when parents participated in sports activities and had a rule about their offspring participation in sports activities. These associations were partly mediated by attitude and intention. These results suggest that parents can importantly promote sports participation among their offspring by making sports activities accessible and a family routine.

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Modeling Individual and Physical Environmental Factors with Adolescent Physical Activity

Cited by 67 publications

References 45 publications

Physical activity, psychosocial and perceived environmental factors in adolescents from Northeast Brazil

Physical activity, psychosocial and perceived environmental factors in adolescents from Northeast Brazil

Environmental determinants of healthy eating: in need of theory and evidence

Do individual cognitions mediate the association of socio-cultural and physical environmental factors with adolescent sports participation?

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