Amount and environmental predictors of outdoor playtime at home and school: A cross-sectional analysis of a national sample of preschool-aged children attending Head Start

Health and Place

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1224-1230

  Marino, J Alexis ^a   Fletcher, Erica N ^b   Whitaker, Robert C ^c   Anderson, Sarah E ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active play; Environmental correlates; Outdoor play; Outside environment; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

OUTDOOR RECREATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; WALKING; YOUNG POPULATION;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; OUTDOOR PLAYTIME; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876726435     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.08.004     Document Type: Article

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