Title |
The freedom to explore: examining the influence of independent mobility on weekday, weekend and after-school physical activity behaviour in children living in urban and inner-suburban neighbourhoods of varying socioeconomic status
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Published in |
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, January 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1479-5868-11-5 |
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Authors |
Michelle R Stone, Guy EJ Faulkner, Raktim Mitra, Ron N Buliung |
Abstract |
Children's independent mobility (CIM) is critical to healthy development in childhood. The physical layout and social characteristics of neighbourhoods can impact opportunities for CIM. While global evidence is mounting on CIM, to the authors' knowledge, Canadian data on CIM and related health outcomes (i.e., physical activity (PA) behaviour) are missing. The purpose of this study was to examine if CIM is related to multiple characteristics of accelerometry-measured PA behaviour (total PA, light PA, moderate-to-vigorous PA, time spent sedentary) and whether associations between CIM and PA behaviour systematically vary by place of residence, stratifying by gender and type of day/period (weekdays, after-school, weekend). |
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Canada | 2 | 11% |
Portugal | 1 | 6% |
Unknown | 4 | 22% |
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Researcher | 30 | 12% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 26 | 11% |
Sports and Recreations | 24 | 10% |
Psychology | 12 | 5% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 4% |
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Unknown | 77 | 32% |