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  • Environmental Health
  • Urban Planning
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Proximity to parkland is a known correlate of physical activity (PA).
  • The role of self-selection, where active individuals choose resource-rich environments, requires further investigation.
  • Understanding this relationship is crucial for designing effective public health interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of self-selection on the association between park availability and physical activity.
  • To determine if individuals actively choose neighborhoods based on park resources.
  • To differentiate the effects of park importance versus park availability on park-based PA.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study of 585 adults in Waterloo, Ontario, in August 2007.
  • Assessed parkland availability within 1 km, stated importance of living near parks, and park-based PA participation.
  • Employed logistic regression to analyze the relationships between variables.

Main Results:

  • Participants valuing open space were not more likely to reside near more parkland.
  • Both park importance and park availability independently predicted increased odds of park-based PA.
  • Individuals with low park importance but high park availability showed significantly higher park-based PA.

Conclusions:

  • Self-selection does not entirely explain the observed link between park space and physical activity.
  • The findings suggest that park availability itself can promote PA, irrespective of individual preferences.
  • Further prospective and intervention studies are recommended to establish causality.