Environmental characteristics influences on physical activity among overweight adolescent in urban neighbourhood parks

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

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Main Authors:	Danis, Ajau, Sidek, Suriati, Md. Yusof b, Safiah
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Ltd. 2014
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General)
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spelling	iium-549832017-03-29T07:16:26Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/54983/ Environmental characteristics influences on physical activity among overweight adolescent in urban neighbourhood parks Danis, Ajau Sidek, Suriati Md. Yusof b, Safiah H Social Sciences (General) The link between environmental characteristics of neighborhood park and adolescents’ physical activity is poorly understood. Therefore, present study aims to explore the environmental characteristics of the neighbourhood parks that influence physical activity from the perception of overweight adolescents. Participants were selected using criterion purposive sampling. In-depth semi-structured interviews with 33 overweight adolescents between 13 and 17 years old successfully done. Interviews recorded, transcribed and analyzed based on 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 aim to promote physical activity among overweight adolescents. Elsevier Ltd. 2014-11-20 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54983/1/environmental%20characteristics%20influences%20on%20physical%20activity.pdf Danis, Ajau and Sidek, Suriati and Md. Yusof b, Safiah (2014) Environmental characteristics influences on physical activity among overweight adolescent in urban neighbourhood parks. In: AMER International Conference on Quality of Life (AicQoL 2014), 4th-5th Jan. 2014, The Pacific Sutera Hotel, Sutera Harbour, Kota Kinabau, Sabah. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042814055153 10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.073
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description	The link between environmental characteristics of neighborhood park and adolescents’ physical activity is poorly understood. Therefore, present study aims to explore the environmental characteristics of the neighbourhood parks that influence physical activity from the perception of overweight adolescents. Participants were selected using criterion purposive sampling. In-depth semi-structured interviews with 33 overweight adolescents between 13 and 17 years old successfully done. Interviews recorded, transcribed and analyzed based on 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 aim to promote physical activity among overweight adolescents.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Danis, Ajau Sidek, Suriati Md. Yusof b, Safiah
author_facet	Danis, Ajau Sidek, Suriati Md. Yusof b, Safiah
author_sort	Danis, Ajau
title	Environmental characteristics influences on physical activity among overweight adolescent in urban neighbourhood parks
title_short	Environmental characteristics influences on physical activity among overweight adolescent in urban neighbourhood parks
title_full	Environmental characteristics influences on physical activity among overweight adolescent in urban neighbourhood parks
title_fullStr	Environmental characteristics influences on physical activity among overweight adolescent in urban neighbourhood parks
title_full_unstemmed	Environmental characteristics influences on physical activity among overweight adolescent in urban neighbourhood parks
title_sort	environmental characteristics influences on physical activity among overweight adolescent in urban neighbourhood parks
publisher	Elsevier Ltd.
publishDate	2014
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Environmental characteristics influences on physical activity among overweight adolescent in urban neighbourhood parks

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