title: Is a Perceived Activity-Friendly Environment Associated with More Physical Activity and Fewer Screen-Based Activities in Adolescents?
abstract: Background:The aim of this study is to explore if perception of an activity-friendly environment is associated with more physical activity and fewer screen-based activities among adolescents.Methods:We collected self-reported data in 2014 via the Health Behavior in School-aged Children cross-sectional study from four European countries (n= 13,800, mean age = 14.4, 49.4% boys). We explored the association of perceived environment (e.g., "There are other children nearby home to go out and play with") with physical activity and screen-based activities using a binary logistic regression model adjusted for age, gender, family affluence and country.Results:An environment perceived as activity-friendly was associated with higher odds that adolescents meet recommendations for physical activity (odds ratio (OR) for one standard deviation (SD) change = 1.11, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.05-1.18) and lower odds for excessive screen-based activities (OR for 1 SD better = 0.93, 95% CI 0.88-0.98).Conclusions:Investment into an activity-friendly environment may support the promotion of active life styles in adolescence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Josef Safarik University in Kosice, Tr. SNP 1, 040 11 Kosice, Slovak Republic. jaroslava.kopcakova@upjs.sk.|Graduate School Kosice Institute for Society & He,ealth, Pavol Josef Safarik University in Kosic Tr. SNP 1, 040 11 Kosice, Slovak Republic. jaroslava.kopcakova@upjs.sk.
authors.forename: Jaroslava
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kopcakova
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Josef Safarik University in Kosice, Tr. SNP 1, 040 11 Kosice, Slovak Republic. zuzana.veselska@upjs.sk.|Graduate School Kosice Institute for Society & He,ealth, Pavol Josef Safarik University in Kosic Tr. SNP 1, 040 11 Kosice, Slovak Republic. zuzana.veselska@upjs.sk.
authors.forename: Zuzana
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Dankulincova Veselska
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Josef Safarik University in Kosice, Tr. SNP 1, 040 11 Kosice, Slovak Republic. geckova.andrea.madarasova@upjs.sk.|Graduate School Kosice Institute for Society & He,ealth, Pavol Josef Safarik University in Kosic Tr. SNP 1, 040 11 Kosice, Slovak Republic. geckova.andrea.madarasova@upjs.sk.|Faculty of Physical Culture, Institute of Active Lifestyle, Palacky University Olomouc, Tr. Miru 117, 771 11 Olomouc, Czech Republic. geckova.andrea.madarasova@upjs.sk.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Madarasova Geckova
authors.affiliation: Bielefeld University, School of Public Health, PO Box 10 01 31, D-33501 Bielefeld, Germany. jens.bucksch@hbsc.org.
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bucksch
authors.affiliation: The Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education, Faculty of Physical Education, Marymoncka 34 Str., 00-968 Warsaw, Poland. hania.nalecz@hbsc.org.
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nalecz
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Physical Culture, Institute of Active Lifestyle, Palacky University Olomouc, Tr. Miru 117, 771 11 Olomouc, Czech Republic. dagmar.sigmundova@upol.cz.
authors.forename: Dagmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sigmundova
authors.affiliation: Graduate School Kosice Institute for Society & He,ealth, Pavol Josef Safarik University in Kosic Tr. SNP 1, 040 11 Kosice, Slovak Republic. j.p.van.dijk@umcg.nl.|Olomouc University Social Health Institute, Palacky University Olomouc, Univerzitni 22, 771 11 Olomouc, Czech Republic. j.p.van.dijk@umcg.nl.|Department of Social Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc, 771 11 Olomouc, Czech Republic. j.p.van.dijk@umcg.nl.|Department of Community & Occupational Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands. j.p.van.dijk@umcg.nl.
authors.forename: Jitse P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: van Dijk
authors.affiliation: Department of Community & Occupational Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands. s.a.reijneveld@umcg.nl.
authors.forename: Sijmen A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Reijneveld
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004777:Environment; D005060:Europe; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010465:Perception; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D012931:Social Environment
keywords: adolescence; perceived activity-friendly environment; physical activity; screen-based activities