| Titre : | Do psychosocial factors moderate the association between neighborhood walkability and adolescents'physical activity ? (2013) |
| Auteurs : | Femke DE MEESTER ; Greet CARDON ; Ilse DE BOURDEAUDHUIJ ; DEFORCHEA (Benedicte) : BEL. Department of Human Biometry and Biomechanics. Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy. Vrije Universiteit Brussel. ; Delfien VAN DYCK ; Department of Movement and Sport Sciences. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Ghent University. Ghent. BEL |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Social science and medicine (vol. 81, 2013) |
| Pagination : | 1-9 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Association ; Santé environnementale ; Milieu social ; Adolescent ; Activité physique ; Belgique ; Modèle ; Homme ; Europe ; Locomotion ; Facteur psychosocial |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS R0x8kEH8. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Ecological models emphasize the interaction between individuals and their environment. Furthermore, they posit that environmental variables influence physical activity (PA) not only directly but also indirectly through their interaction with other factors. This study explored if the association between neighborhood walkability and adolescents'PA is moderated by psychosocial factors using data from the Belgian Environmental PA Study in Youth (BEPAS-Y). BEPAS-Y recruited adolescents from 32 neighborhoods differing in objectively determined neighborhood walkability and income. Between 2008 and 2009,637 adolescents (13-15 years ; 49.4% boys) completed a survey measuring socio-demographic and psychosocial factors and wore an accelerometer for seven days. Multilevel-regression analyses revealed that for adolescents living in low-income neighborhoods, the association between neighborhood walkability and PA is moderated by perceived barriers and perceived benefits toward PA. Neighborhood walkability was positively associated with PA among adolescents, living in low-income neighborhoods, who perceived many barriers and few benefits, while for adolescents who perceived few barriers and many benefits, the PA level was high, irrespective of neighborhood walkability. For adolescents, living in high-income neighborhoods, none of the psychosocial attributes moderated the association between neighborhood walkability and PA. These findings provide some support for the predicted interactions posited by ecological models. Improving neighborhood walkability might increase PA-levels of adolescents living in low-income neighborhoods, with less positive psychosocial profiles, or in other words ; those who are most difficult to reach through PA interventions. However, in order to increase PA in large populations, interventions focusing solely on improving neighborhood walkability may not have the desired effect. |
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