A qualitative study exploring perceived environmental determinants of physical activity behaviour in children

Heyball, Felicity and Kirk, Alison and McCrorie, Paul and Knowles, Ann-Marie and Ellaway, Anne (2015) A qualitative study exploring perceived environmental determinants of physical activity behaviour in children. In: Journal of Youth Studies Conference, 2015-04-30 - 2015-05-01, Denmark.

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    Abstract

    In this article, we consider children’s perceptions of their social and physical outdoor environment in relation to their physical activity (PA) behaviour in Scotland, United Kingdom. Drawing from a pilot study, participants included three groups of children aged between ten and twelve of mixed gender (n=15). Visual and verbal representations of their perceived environment were analysed to assess environmental determinants of PA. Results found an absence of suitable play affordances, safety, parental restriction, and environmental aesthetics was a key factor to children spending time outdoors. Strengths and limitations of the study are discussed, as are implications for policy and practice.

    Author(s):Heyball, Felicity, Kirk, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6534-3763, McCrorie, Paul, Knowles, Ann-Marie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2516-7985 and Ellaway, Anne
    Item type:Conference or Workshop Item(Paper)
    ID code:54122
    Keywords:physical activity, child health, outdoor activities for children, Personal health and hygiene, including exercise, nutrition , Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Subjects:Medicine > Public aspects of medicine > Personal health and hygiene, including exercise, nutrition
    Department:Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Psychological Science and Health > Physical Activity for Health
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:31 Aug 2015 13:21
    Last modified:08 Jan 2020 20:07
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/54122
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