title: Hispanic maternal and children's perceptions of neighborhood safety related to walking and cycling.
abstract: This study examined neighborhood safety as perceived by children (mean age=10 years) and their mothers, and its association with children's physical activity. For all eight safety items examined, children perceived their environment as less dangerous than mothers (p<0.05). None of the multiple regression models predicting children's physical activity by safety perceptions were significant (p>0.10). The maternal perception model explained the highest percentage of variance (R(2)=0.26), compared to the children's perception model (R(2)=0.22). Findings suggest that future studies should explore relations between self-reported and objectively measured safety barriers to Hispanic youth walking and cycling.
authors.affiliation: Health Program, Educational Psychology, University of Houston, 318 B3 Farish Hall, Houston, TX 77204-5029, USA. nolvera@uh.edu
authors.forename: Norma
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Olvera
authors.forename: Dennis W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Chanam
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kellam
authors.forename: Jun-Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D001642:Bicycling; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D010465:Perception; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012449:Safety; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016138:Walking