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Neighborhood environment, self-efficacy, and physical activity in urban adolescents
Carolyn C Voorhees1, Alice F Yan, Kelly J Clifton
1Department of Behavioral and Community Health University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park, MD, USA. ccv@umd.edu
Objectives:
To test the pathways between perceptions of built environment factors and physical activity in urban youth.
Methods:
Three hundred fifty high school students' perceptions of neighborhood, and barrier self efficacy were measured by a Web survey. Physical activities were assessed using a one-week diary and accelerometers.
Results:
Land-use mix/accessibility and neighborhood satisfaction had direct pathways to walking. Barrier self-efficacy had a direct pathway to walking. In addition, land use, specifically neighborhood accessibility, influenced adolescents' walking behavior via self-efficacy. Similar pathways were found in MVPA models.
Conclusions:
Neighborhood factors appear to work together with self-efficacy to facilitate physical activity.
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