Seasonal and locational variations in children's play: Implications for wellbeing

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 178-185

  Ergler, Christina R ^a   Kearns, Robin A ^a   Witten, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Active play; Affordance; Bourdieu; Children's independent mobility; Gibson; Intensification; New Zealand; Obesity; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; MOBILITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNICITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEW ZEALAND; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLAY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBURBAN AREA; WELLBEING;

ACTIVE PLAY; AFFORDANCE; BOURDIEU; CHILDREN'S INDEPENDENT MOBILITY; GIBSON; INTENSIFICATION; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; SEASONALITY;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEASONS;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84880326954     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.11.034     Document Type: Article

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