Neighborhood Built and Social Environment Influences on Lifestyle Behaviors among College Students in a High-Density City: A Photovoice Study

Ming Yu Claudia Wong, Kailing Ou, Chun-Qing Zhang and Ru Zhang ()
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Ming Yu Claudia Wong: Department of Health and Physical Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Kailing Ou: Department of Sport, Physical Education and Health, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China
Chun-Qing Zhang: Department of Psychology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
Ru Zhang: School of Physical Education & Sports Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 24, 1-21

Abstract: Based on the social ecological approach, a photovoice study was conducted to explore how neighborhood built and social environments facilitate or hinder college students’ lifestyle behaviors, including physical activity, active transportation, and dietary behavior. A total of 37 college students took photos about neighborhood built and social environments that may affect their physical activity, dietary behavior, and active transportation, and shared their perceptions about how neighborhood built and social environments influence their lifestyle behaviors. Our findings demonstrated that the availability and accessibility of services, school facilities, and home facilities affected physical activity and dietary behaviors among college students. Moreover, the well-developed transportation facilities and networks benefit college students’ active transportation. Environments-based interventions are recommended in future research to better understand the associations between neighborhood built and social environments and lifestyle behaviors in college students.

Keywords: physical activity; photovoice; eating habits; active transportation; physical environment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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