Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale for Youth (NEWS-Y): Reliability and relationship with physical activity

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 213-218

  Rosenberg, Dori ^a   Ding, Ding ^a   Sallis, James F ^a   Kerr, Jacqueline ^a,b   Norman, Gregory J ^b   Durant, Nefertiti ^c   Harris, Sion K ^d   Saelens, Brian E ^e  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Environment design; Recreation; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENT WALKABILITY SCALE FOR YOUTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RECREATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CITY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; WALKING;

EID: 70349337466     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.07.011     Document Type: Article

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