Perceived access to community facilities, social motivation, and physical activity among New Zealand youth.
The current study describes motivations for physical activity and relationships between recreational facilities and physical activity among a nationally representative sample of New Zealand youth. Our findings suggest that physical activity interventions should address both the social (opportunities for social engagement) and physical (access to recreational facilities) environments of adolescents.
Utter
Jennifer
J
School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. j.utter@auckland.ac.nz
Denny
Simon
S
Robinson
Elizabeth M
EM
Ameratunga
Shanthi
S
Watson
Peter
P
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand; D011998:Recreation; D012923:Social Class