Journal article
Outdoor public recreation spaces and social connectedness among adolescents
E Rivera, J Veitch, VHY Loh, J Salmon, E Cerin, S Mavoa, K Villanueva, A Timperio
BMC Public Health | BMC | Published : 2022
Abstract
Background: Outdoor public recreation spaces are important settings for leisure and physical activity. Adolescents’ use of these spaces may contribute to social connectedness via social interaction with peers and the community in these settings. However, research on this topic is limited. This exploratory study examined associations of frequency of visitation and physical activity in outdoor public recreation spaces with social connectedness among adolescents in Melbourne, Australia. Methods: Adolescents self-reported their frequency of visitation to parks, trails, beach/lake, and sports facilities; frequency of physical activity in a park, local street or path, and their street; and social ..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
NEArbY was partly funded by the National Institutes for Health (NIH) R01 HL 111378. AT was supported by a National Heart Foundation of Australia Future Leader Fellowship (Award 100046) during the project. JV is supported by an Australian National Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowship (ID 101928). VL is supported by an Executive Dean's Postdoctoral Fellowship. JS is supported by a Leadership Level 2 Fellowship, National Health and Medical Research Council (APP 1176885). EC was supported by an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (FT14010085). SM was supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Early Career Fellowship (#1121035) and a University of Melbourne Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Research Fellowship. The manuscript contents are the responsibility of the authors and do not reflect the views of the funding bodies.