Outdoor environmental assessment of attention promoting settings for preschool children

Mårtensson, Fredrika; Boldemann, Cecilia; Söderström, Mats; Blennow, Margareta; Englund, Jan‐Eric; Grahn, Patrik

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.07.002

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“…behaviour, emotion, cognition) of places and neurobiological processes. Neuroscience has identified many neurobiological correlates of observations related to place and well-being, which have been investigated and described phenomenologically by human geographers and environmental psychologists, namely attention (Korpela and Ylé n, 2007;Mårtensson et al, 2009;Fenner, 2011), perception (Sooman and Macintyre, 1995;Gesler, 1996;Duncan et al, 2009;Santos et al, 2009;Andrews, 2010) and body experiences (Dyck et al, 2005;Chouinard, 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

Sense of place and place identity: Review of neuroscientific evidence

Lengen

Kistemann

2012

Health & Place

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Sense of place and place identity: Review of neuroscientific evidence

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Kistemann

2012

Health & Place

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“…33 In comparison, previous studies found no association with playground time MVPA and the specific elements of the natural environment. 5,17 An explanation for the negative association with the natural environment score (tested in univariate analyses) might be that we were interested in the association with the specific natural elements, and did not directly measure the integration measured by the Outdoor Play Environment Categories, 9,34 which have been found to be positively associated with step counts. 9,10 The lack of association with the total number of fixed or portable play possibilities per child is not consistent with other studies observing the presence of certain types 8 or quantity of equipment.…”

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Physical Activity in Children Attending Preschools

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: Physical activity (PA) levels in preschool children vary considerably between preschools, and are positively associated with the overall quality of the preschool. However, knowledge regarding specific characteristics of the preschool environment hypothesized to promote PA is inconsistent and lacking. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:This study tested multiple potential correlates of preschool children' s objectively measured moderate and vigorous PA level during preschool attendance, identifying size of indoor area per child and location of preschool building on the playground as new potentially modifiable correlates. abstract OBJECTIVE: To identify correlates of objectively measured moderate and vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in children during preschool attendance. METHODS:This cross-sectional study included data from 426 apparently healthy Danish children (49.5% boys), 5 to 6 years of age enrolled in 42 randomly selected preschools. The percentage of time spent in MVPA ($574 counts/15 second) during preschool attendance was measured using ActiGraph accelerometers over 4.3 preschool days in May and June in 2009. Thirty-seven potential correlates across the child, preschool staff, and preschool environment domains were tested for associations with MVPA. RESULTS:The final multivariate model identified 9 significant correlates of MVPA. Preterm birth, vegetation on the playground, and rainy days were negatively associated with MVPA, whereas child motor coordination, location of preschool building on the playground, gender (boys), percentage afternoon hours, and size of indoor area per child were positively associated with MVPA. The direction of the significant association with the parental mean education level was unclear. CONCLUSIONS:We identified a number of new modifiable correlates of MVPA during preschool attendance. The positive association with size of indoor area per child and location of the preschool building on the playground seem important correlates to be targeted in future studies. Ms Olesen carried out the data collection and design of methods used in the study, prepared the data set for analysis, including choice of correlates and confounding factors, and

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“…Greenery plays an important role in not only providing residents with landscaping, and space dotting, but also beautifying the environment, purifying air and reducing noise annoyance. Greenery can increase the physical activity levels not only by providing shading areas (Mårtensson et al, 2009), but also by attracting more community physical activities like walking on streets (Krenichyn, 2006;Lee, 2011).…”

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“…row of tall trees on both sides of a trail or road, blocks ultraviolet radiation (Mårtensson et al, 2009) and occasional drizzles. Linear shrubs, trees and other plants can guide joggers and walkers on the way to their physical activity.…”

Section: Landscape Designmentioning

confidence: 99%