Park characteristics influences to physical activity among overweight adolescents

The link between environmental characteristics of neighbourhood parks and adolescents’ physical activity is poorly understood. Therefore, the present study aims to explore the environmental characteristics of the neighbourhood parks that influence physical activity from the perception of overweight...

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Main Authors:	Danis, Ajau, Sidek, Suriati, Md. Yusof b, Safiah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Reseachers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians), and Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia 2016
Subjects:	HM1 Sociology (General and theoretical)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/54912/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/54912/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/54912/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/54912/1/Asian%20Journal%20of%20Quality%20of%20Life.pdf

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spelling	iium-549122017-02-03T03:22:58Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/54912/ Park characteristics influences to physical activity among overweight adolescents Danis, Ajau Sidek, Suriati Md. Yusof b, Safiah HM1 Sociology (General and theoretical) The link between environmental characteristics of neighbourhood parks and adolescents’ physical activity is poorly understood. Therefore, the present study aims to explore the environmental characteristics of the neighbourhood parks that influence physical activity from the perception of overweight adolescents. In-depth semi-structured interviews with 20 overweight adolescents between 13 and 17 years old successfully done. Interviews recorded, transcribed and analyzed based on a thematic content analysis. The results showed that physical and social environment influenced physical activity and neighbourhood parks usage. It is essential to consider these environmental characteristics in developing physical activity intervention that aims to promote physical activity among overweight adolescents. AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Reseachers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians), and Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54912/1/Asian%20Journal%20of%20Quality%20of%20Life.pdf Danis, Ajau and Sidek, Suriati and Md. Yusof b, Safiah (2016) Park characteristics influences to physical activity among overweight adolescents. Asian Journal of Quality of Life, 1 (2). pp. 25-34. ISSN 2398-4279 http://ajqol.net/index.php/AjQoL/article/view/21 http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ajqol.v1i2.21
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description	The link between environmental characteristics of neighbourhood parks and adolescents’ physical activity is poorly understood. Therefore, the present study aims to explore the environmental characteristics of the neighbourhood parks that influence physical activity from the perception of overweight adolescents. In-depth semi-structured interviews with 20 overweight adolescents between 13 and 17 years old successfully done. Interviews recorded, transcribed and analyzed based on a thematic content analysis. The results showed that physical and social environment influenced physical activity and neighbourhood parks usage. It is essential to consider these environmental characteristics in developing physical activity intervention that aims to promote physical activity among overweight adolescents.
format	Article
author	Danis, Ajau Sidek, Suriati Md. Yusof b, Safiah
author_facet	Danis, Ajau Sidek, Suriati Md. Yusof b, Safiah
author_sort	Danis, Ajau
title	Park characteristics influences to physical activity among overweight adolescents
title_short	Park characteristics influences to physical activity among overweight adolescents
title_full	Park characteristics influences to physical activity among overweight adolescents
title_fullStr	Park characteristics influences to physical activity among overweight adolescents
title_full_unstemmed	Park characteristics influences to physical activity among overweight adolescents
title_sort	park characteristics influences to physical activity among overweight adolescents
publisher	AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Reseachers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians), and Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
publishDate	2016
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/54912/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/54912/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/54912/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/54912/1/Asian%20Journal%20of%20Quality%20of%20Life.pdf
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Park characteristics influences to physical activity among overweight adolescents

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