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Associations between perceived social and physical environmental variables and physical activity and screen time among adolescents in four European countries

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Date
01/2019
Author
Bucksch, J.
Kopcakova, J.
Inchley, J.
Troped, P. J.
Sudeck, G.
Sigmundova, D.
Nalecz, H.
Borraccino, A.
Salonna, F.
Dankulincova Veselska, Z.
Hamrik, Z.
Keywords
Screen time
Physical activity
Social and physical environment
European countries
Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study
RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
RJ Pediatrics
T Technology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
3rd-NDAS
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Abstract
Objectives: Associations between the perceived social and physical environment and self-reported moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and screen time (ST) were examined among adolescents in four European countries. Methods: Representative samples were surveyed with standardised methodologies. Associations between environmental variables and meeting MVPA recommendations and tertiles of ST were tested in gender-specific logistic regression models. Moderation by country and country-specific relationships were also examined. Results: The most consistent findings across countries were found for the significant associations between neighbourhood social environment and MVPA in both boys and girls. Significant associations with the physical environment varied more between countries and by gender. The most consistent negative associations with ST were found for the social environmental variable of having parental rules for spending time outside the home. Conclusions: The present findings provided evidence for the generalisability of the associations between environmental correlates and MVPA across four European countries. The findings show clear differences in correlates for MVPA and ST. Further research is needed to better understand the unique aspects of the social and physical environment which explain each of the two behaviours.
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Bucksch , J , Kopcakova , J , Inchley , J , Troped , P J , Sudeck , G , Sigmundova , D , Nalecz , H , Borraccino , A , Salonna , F , Dankulincova Veselska , Z & Hamrik , Z 2019 , ' Associations between perceived social and physical environmental variables and physical activity and screen time among adolescents in four European countries ' , International Journal of Public Health , vol. 64 , no. 1 , pp. 83-94 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-018-1172-9
Publication
International Journal of Public Health
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-018-1172-9
ISSN
1661-8556
Type
Journal article
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© 2018, Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+). This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher's policies. This is the author created accepted version manuscript following peer review and as such may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-018-1172-9
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The study was supported from European Regional Development Fund-Project “Effective Use of Social Research Studies for Practice” (No. CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_025/0007294) and the Czech Science Foundation under reg. No. 18-24977S.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/18942

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