title: Is There a Relationship Between Perceived Neighborhood Contentedness and Physical Activity in Young Men and Women.
abstract: The relationship between perceived neighborhood contentedness and physical activity was evaluated in the Add Health study population. Wave I includes 20,745 respondents (collected between 1994 and 1995) and wave II includes 14,738 (71 %) of these same students (collected in 1996). Multinomial logistic regression was used to evaluate this relationship in both wave I and wave II of the sample. Higher levels of Perceived Neighborhood Contentedness were associated with higher reports of physical activity in both males and females and in both waves. For every one-point increment in PNS, males were 1.3 times as likely to report being highly physically active than low (95 % CI 1.23-1.37) in wave 1 and 1.25 times as likely in wave 2 (95 % CI 1.17-1.33). Females were 1.17 (95 % CI 1.12-1.22) times as likely to report being highly active than low and 1.22 times as likely in wave 2 (95 % CI 1.17-1.27) with every one-point increment. PNC appears to be significantly associated with physical activity in adolescents. Involving the community in the development of intervention programs could help to raise the contentedness of adolescents in these communities.
authors: The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology, 130 DeSoto St., Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors: Michael C
authors: MC
authors: Bazaco
authors: The University of Minnesota School of Public Health Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, 1300 S. 2nd St., Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors: Mark A
authors: MA
authors: Pereira
authors: The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology, 130 DeSoto St., Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors: Stephen R
authors: SR
authors: Wisniewski
authors: The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology, 130 DeSoto St., Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors: Janice C
authors: JC
authors: Zgibor
authors: The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology, 130 DeSoto St., Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors: Thomas J
authors: TJ
authors: Songer
authors: The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O'Hara St., Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors: Jeffrey D
authors: JD
authors: Burke
authors: The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology, 130 DeSoto St., Pittsburgh, PA, USA. afabio@pitt.edu.
authors: Anthony
authors: A
authors: Fabio
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D013334:Students
keywords: Adolescent health; Epidemiology; Neighborhood safety; Physical activity; Social cohesion