Is a Perceived Activity-Friendly Environment Associated with More Physical Activity and Fewer Screen-Based Activities in Adolescents?

Jaroslava Kopcakova, Zuzana Dankulincova Veselska, Andrea Madarasova Geckova, Jens Bucksch, Hanna Nalecz, Dagmar Sigmundova, Jitse P. Van Dijk and Sijmen A. Reijneveld
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Jaroslava Kopcakova: Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Josef Safarik University in Kosice, Tr. SNP 1, 040 11 Kosice, Slovak Republic
Zuzana Dankulincova Veselska: Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Josef Safarik University in Kosice, Tr. SNP 1, 040 11 Kosice, Slovak Republic
Andrea Madarasova Geckova: Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Josef Safarik University in Kosice, Tr. SNP 1, 040 11 Kosice, Slovak Republic
Jens Bucksch: Bielefeld University, School of Public Health, PO Box 10 01 31, D-33501 Bielefeld, Germany
Hanna Nalecz: The Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education, Faculty of Physical Education, Marymoncka 34 Str., 00-968 Warsaw, Poland
Dagmar Sigmundova: Faculty of Physical Culture, Institute of Active Lifestyle, Palacky University Olomouc, Tr. Miru 117, 771 11 Olomouc, Czech Republic
Jitse P. Van Dijk: Graduate School Kosice Institute for Society & He,ealth, Pavol Josef Safarik University in Kosic Tr. SNP 1, 040 11 Kosice, Slovak Republic
Sijmen A. Reijneveld: Department of Community & Occupational Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands

IJERPH, 2017, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Background: The aim of this study is to explore if perception of an activity-friendly environment is associated with more physical activity and fewer screen-based activities among adolescents. Methods: We collected self-reported data in 2014 via the Health Behavior in School-aged Children cross-sectional study from four European countries ( n = 13,800, mean age = 14.4, 49.4% boys). We explored the association of perceived environment (e.g., “There are other children nearby home to go out and play with”) with physical activity and screen-based activities using a binary logistic regression model adjusted for age, gender, family affluence and country. Results: An environment perceived as activity-friendly was associated with higher odds that adolescents meet recommendations for physical activity (odds ratio (OR) for one standard deviation (SD) change = 1.11, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.05–1.18) and lower odds for excessive screen-based activities (OR for 1 SD better = 0.93, 95% CI 0.88–0.98). Conclusions: Investment into an activity-friendly environment may support the promotion of active life styles in adolescence.

Keywords: physical activity; screen-based activities; perceived activity-friendly environment; adolescence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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