Associations between perceived neighborhood environmental attributes and adults' sedentary behavior: Findings from the USA, Australia and Belgium

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1375-1384

  Van Dyck, Delfien ^a,b   Cerin, Ester ^c   Conway, Terry L ^d   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse ^a   Owen, Neville ^e,f   Kerr, Jacqueline ^g   Cardon, Greet ^a   Frank, Lawrence D ^h   Saelens, Brian E ⁱ   Sallis, James F ^g  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Australia; Belgium; Built environment; Dose response; NEWS; Pooled analyses; Sitting; USA

Indexed keywords

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; NEIGHBORHOOD; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BELGIUM; CYCLING; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE; LAND USE; MALE; MOTORIZED TRANSPORT; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTE; NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENTAL WALKABILITY SCALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SITTING; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BALTIMORE; BELGIUM; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TRANSPORTATION; WASHINGTON;

ADELAIDE; AUSTRALIA; BALTIMORE; BELGIUM; EAST FLANDERS; GHENT; MARYLAND; SEATTLE; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84859436786     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.01.018     Document Type: Article

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