The impact of children's exposure to greenspace on physical activity, cognitive development, emotional wellbeing, and ability to appraise risk

Health and Place

Volumn 40, Issue , 2016, Pages 44-50

  Ward, Jonathan S ^a   Duncan, J Scott ^a   Jarden, Aaron ^a   Stewart, Tom ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Children; Emotional wellbeing; Greenspace; Physical activity; Risk taking; Sensation seeking

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; COGNITION; GREENSPACE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; GREENSPACE EXPOSURE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL TEST; NEW ZEALAND; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSATION SEEKING; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST TO HEIGHT RATIO; CHILD WELFARE; COGNITION; EXERCISE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RECREATIONAL PARK; RISK FACTOR;

AUCKLAND; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COGNITION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; PARKS, RECREATIONAL; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84973120222     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2016.04.015     Document Type: Article

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