title: Crime prevention and active living.
abstract: This paper addresses the question of whether crime is a barrier to active living and if it is, what can be done about it? The authors introduce a theoretical model that addresses how crime might influence physical activity behavior. The core components of the model are: situational characteristics, crime and disorder, fear of crime or disorder, and physical activity. These variables are thought to be moderated through psychological, demographic, environmental and other factors. Research questions that derive from the model are featured.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urban Planning, University of California, Los Angeles, 3250 Public Policy Building, Box 951656, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. Sideris@ucla.edu
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Loukaitou-Sideris
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Eck
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety; D003415:Crime / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004779:Environment Design; D005239:Fear; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style / Q000208:ethnology*; D009043:Motor Activity; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012931:Social Environment; D040241:Social Marketing; D012938:Social Perception; D014481:United States