title: Are associations between the perceived home and neighbourhood environment and children's physical activity and sedentary behaviour moderated by urban/rural location?
abstract: Associations between parental perceived home and neighbourhood environments and children's physical activity (PA), and sedentary time (ST) and screen time and moderating effects according to urban/rural location were examined. Data were collected (2007-2008) from a cohort of women (aged 18-45 years) and their children (5-12 years) participating in the Resilience for Eating and Activity Despite Inequality (READI) study. A total of 613 children (47% boys; mean age 9.4±2.2 years) and their mothers were included in the study. Urban children had higher screen time than rural children. Mothers in rural areas reported greater access to physical activity equipment in the home, higher levels of descriptive norms for physical activity, greater knowledge of the neighbourhood, a stronger social network, and higher personal safety than urban mothers. There were five significant interactions between the home and neighbourhood environment and PA/ST according to urban/rural location. Among urban children, the importance of doing PA together as a family was positively associated with ST. Interventions targeting PA and ST may need to target different factors according to urban/rural location.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia. Electronic address: jo.salmon@deakin.edu.au.
authors.forename: Jo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salmon
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Veitch
authors.forename: Gavin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Abbott
authors.forename: Mai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: ChinAPaw
authors.forename: Johannes J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Brug
authors.forename: Saskia J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: teVelde
authors.forename: Verity
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cleland
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hume
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.forename: Kylie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ball
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004779:Environment Design; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D009517:New South Wales; D012424:Rural Population; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Accelerometer; Moderator; Physical activity; Sedentary behaviour; Urban/rural