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  • Environmental Psychology
  • Public Health

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  • Few adolescents meet physical activity guidelines, with disappointing results from current programs.
  • Existing research on physical activity determinants lacks adolescent perspectives and knowledge of environmental factors.
  • This study addresses the gap by exploring adolescents' views on activity-friendly environments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore adolescents' perspectives on the characteristics of an activity-friendly environment.
  • To identify key environmental determinants influencing adolescent physical activity.

Main Methods:

  • Concept mapping meetings were held with 115 adolescents (aged 13-17) across four secondary school classes.
  • Adolescents generated, sorted, and rated the importance of ideas for activity-friendly environments.
  • Multidimensional scaling and hierarchical cluster analysis were used to create concept maps, identifying potential environmental determinants.

Main Results:

  • Concept maps revealed 23 unique potential determinants of activity friendliness, with 15 common across all classes.
  • Determinants were categorized into physical, social, economic, and motivational domains.
  • Physical domain determinants, such as suitable sports areas and good lighting, were most frequently cited and rated as important.

Conclusions:

  • Adolescents perceive physical and economic factors as the most significant determinants of activity friendliness.
  • Future interventions promoting adolescent physical activity should prioritize environmental characteristics within the physical and economic domains.