Journal article
Children's physical activity and active travel: a cross-sectional study of activity spaces, sociodemographic and neighborhood associations
K Hasanzadeh, E Ikeda, S Mavoa, M Smith
Children S Geographies | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD | Published : 2023
Abstract
Measures of individual mobility, such as activity space, have been previously used to help improve our understanding of individuals’ interactions with their everyday environments. However, such methods have rarely been adopted in studying children's physical activity and active travel behavior. In this study, we use a combination of participatory mapping and accelerometer data collected from children aged 8–13 years living in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland, Aotearoa/New Zealand, to describe children's travel behavior and explore associations of active travel, physical activity, and socio-demographic characteristics with environmental attributes. The results from this study reveal complex associati..
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Awarded by Economic and Social Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by Academy of Finland [grant number 13297753]; Economic and Social Research Council; Health Research Council of New Zealand [grant number 14/436,17/013]; Medical Research Council (MRC) International Centre for Genomic Medicine in Neuromuscular Disease [grant number MC_UU_12015/7, MC_UU_00006/5]; National Institute for Health Research; University of Melbourne Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Research Fellowship; Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Fellowship [grant number 1121035]; Wellcome Trust.