P Mccrorie
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 7149 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | P Mccrorie |
| NOMBRES | P |
| APELLIDO | Mccrorie |
| FIRMA | MCCRORIE P |
| AFILIACIONES | MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6757-6926 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 16 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 11 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 16 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2016 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Independent mobility and children and young people’s wellbeing
Independent mobility is widely promoted as beneficial for child development, yet its relationship with mental wellbeing remains unclear and may vary by age and neighbourhood context. This study examined the association between independent mobility and wellbeing in children and adolescents in England, and whether neighbourhood deprivation and perceived safety moderated these associations. We conducted a secondary cross-sectional analysis of baseli…
I don't take what's in[side] outside, I see it as a different environment”
We explored factors influencing routinisation of outdoor play and learning (OPL) in Scottish early childhood education (ECE) settings. • W used Normalisation Process Theory to guide semi-structured interviews with 15 educators across five Glasgow-based ECE settings. • Identified four systemic enablers: policy endorsement, leadership support, resources, and practitioner capacity. • Our findings are framed through a systems-lens to inform multi-lev…
Risky outdoor play in the early years
Against a backdrop of generational declines in outdoor play and recent work demonstrating geo-cultural differences in adult perceptions of risk in outdoor play, this paper explores the relationships between gatekeeper (parent/practitioner) perceptions of dangers and benefits in outdoor risky play scenarios and young children's (aged 2-5 years old) experiences of outdoor play in Scotland, and whether these are moderated by being a parent or practi…
Cross-sectional social network study of adolescent peer group variation in substance use and mental wellbeing
Adolescent health-related behaviours and outcomes are shaped by their peers through various social processes. Research using network data on friendship ties has uncovered evidence for processes such as peer influence and imitation. Much less is known about how the structure of small groups within a network, network communities that represents its meso level, affect individuals. The structure and composition of peer groups could play an important …
Inequalities in neighbourhood features within children's 20-minute neighbourhoods and variation in time spent locally, measured using GPS
There has been a growing interest in policies that encourage local living by promoting accessible and walkable communities, such as the 20-minute neighbourhood concept. Despite the widespread adoption of this policy in cities worldwide, little research has been conducted on the characteristics of children's 20-minute neighbourhoods and their association with time spent locally. This study aimed to explore the features of Scottish children's 20-mi…
A qualitative study of parental strategies to enable pre-school children's outdoor and nature experiences during Covid-19 restrictions
Outdoor and nature experiences including play have been shown to be beneficial for children's physical, cognitive, social and emotional development. Parents/carers play an important role in encouraging or impeding their child's access to the outdoor environment and participation in outdoor play. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions on free movement and social interactions placed an unprecedented pressure on families to manage the dra…
Socioeconomic inequality in Scottish children’s exposure to and use of natural space and private gardens, measured by GPS
The objectives of this study were to: (i) determine, by distance from home, the proportion of time children spent in natural space (NS), private gardens (PG) and natural space/private garden (NS/PG); (ii) calculate availability of these environments surrounding homes, and (iii) explore variation in availability and use by socio-economic status (SES). Detailed mobility data for 10/11-year-old children (n = 667) were obtained. Children wore GPS dev…
Parental Assessment of Benefits and of Dangers Determines Children’s Permission to Play Outdoors
During the early years, children's outdoor play is dependent on parental supervision. Parents' perceptions are likely to influence what the child is permitted to do. To better understand the involved mechanisms in parents' decision making in such contexts, an online photo-based questionnaire was administered. The tool investigates, in different situations, parents and their children's experience, parents' perceptions, and permission to play. A to…
Evaluating Outdoor Nature-Based Early Learning and Childcare Provision for Children Aged 3 Years
Systematic reviews have demonstrated the scarcity of well-designed evaluations investigating outdoor nature-based play and learning provision for children in the early learning and childcare (ELC) sector among global Western countries. This study will examine the feasibility and acceptability of the programme and the evaluation design of outdoor nature-based play and learning provision across urban ELC settings in a Scottish metropolitan city. Si…
Outdoor nature-based play in early learning and childcare centres
Nature-based play benefits children's health and development. However, the delivery of this in early learning and childcare centres (ELC) is extremely diverse, and implementation is not well understood. We applied a systems science perspective to understand the factors crucial to implementing nature-based outdoor play in ELC settings. Through Group Model Building workshops with 20 participants in managerial and practitioner roles, crucial factors…
Neighbourhood natural space and the narrowing of socioeconomic inequality in children's social, emotional, and behavioural wellbeing
The natural environment could be a lever to benefit those from less advantaged backgrounds, particularly the development of prosocial behaviours
How can an agent-based model explore the impact of interventions on children's physical activity in an urban environment
Insufficient physical activity (PA) among most children and adolescents is a global problem that is undermining the realisation of numerous developmental and health benefits. The aim of this study was to explore the potential impact of interventions on PA by using an agent-based model (ABM) simulating children's daily activities in an urban environment. Three domains for interventions were explored: outdoor play, school physical education and act…
The relationship between living in urban and rural areas of Scotland and children’s physical activity and sedentary levels
Extrapolated across one-year, rural children would accumulate approximately 79 h (or just over 3 days) less sedentary time than urban children, replacing this for light intensity activity. With both outcomes having known implications for health, this finding is particularly important. Future work should prioritise exploring the patterns and context in which these differences occur to allow for more targeted intervention/policy strategies
Children's mobility and environmental exposures in urban landscapes
Exploring Children's Perceptions of their Local Environment in Relation to Time Spent Outside
This study aims to understand how children perceive their environment, exploring the affordances children perceive to influence their physical activity ( PA ) behaviour when outside. Participants included boys and girls aged 10–12 years (n = 15) living in Scotland. Children's visual and verbal representations of their perceived environment were analysed to assess environmental determinants of PA . The findings suggested that physical affordances …
Walkability around primary schools and area deprivation across Scotland
WS differ by deprivation with patterns varying depending on the spatial scale of the analysis. It is essential that less walkable areas are provided with the resources to improve opportunities to engage in active travel
Children's mobility and environmental exposures in urban landscapes
Cross-sectional social network study of adolescent peer group variation in substance use and mental wellbeing
Adolescent health-related behaviours and outcomes are shaped by their peers through various social processes. Research using network data on friendship ties has uncovered evidence for processes such as peer influence and imitation. Much less is known about how the structure of small groups within a network, network communities that represents its meso level, affect individuals. The structure and composition of peer groups could play an important …
Outdoor nature-based play in early learning and childcare centres
Nature-based play benefits children's health and development. However, the delivery of this in early learning and childcare centres (ELC) is extremely diverse, and implementation is not well understood. We applied a systems science perspective to understand the factors crucial to implementing nature-based outdoor play in ELC settings. Through Group Model Building workshops with 20 participants in managerial and practitioner roles, crucial factors…
A qualitative study of parental strategies to enable pre-school children's outdoor and nature experiences during Covid-19 restrictions
Outdoor and nature experiences including play have been shown to be beneficial for children's physical, cognitive, social and emotional development. Parents/carers play an important role in encouraging or impeding their child's access to the outdoor environment and participation in outdoor play. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions on free movement and social interactions placed an unprecedented pressure on families to manage the dra…
How can an agent-based model explore the impact of interventions on children's physical activity in an urban environment
Insufficient physical activity (PA) among most children and adolescents is a global problem that is undermining the realisation of numerous developmental and health benefits. The aim of this study was to explore the potential impact of interventions on PA by using an agent-based model (ABM) simulating children's daily activities in an urban environment. Three domains for interventions were explored: outdoor play, school physical education and act…
Walkability around primary schools and area deprivation across Scotland
WS differ by deprivation with patterns varying depending on the spatial scale of the analysis. It is essential that less walkable areas are provided with the resources to improve opportunities to engage in active travel
Exploring Children's Perceptions of their Local Environment in Relation to Time Spent Outside
This study aims to understand how children perceive their environment, exploring the affordances children perceive to influence their physical activity ( PA ) behaviour when outside. Participants included boys and girls aged 10–12 years (n = 15) living in Scotland. Children's visual and verbal representations of their perceived environment were analysed to assess environmental determinants of PA . The findings suggested that physical affordances …
Children's mobility and environmental exposures in urban landscapes
The relationship between living in urban and rural areas of Scotland and children’s physical activity and sedentary levels
Extrapolated across one-year, rural children would accumulate approximately 79 h (or just over 3 days) less sedentary time than urban children, replacing this for light intensity activity. With both outcomes having known implications for health, this finding is particularly important. Future work should prioritise exploring the patterns and context in which these differences occur to allow for more targeted intervention/policy strategies
Neighbourhood natural space and the narrowing of socioeconomic inequality in children's social, emotional, and behavioural wellbeing
The natural environment could be a lever to benefit those from less advantaged backgrounds, particularly the development of prosocial behaviours
How can an agent-based model explore the impact of interventions on children's physical activity in an urban environment
Insufficient physical activity (PA) among most children and adolescents is a global problem that is undermining the realisation of numerous developmental and health benefits. The aim of this study was to explore the potential impact of interventions on PA by using an agent-based model (ABM) simulating children's daily activities in an urban environment. Three domains for interventions were explored: outdoor play, school physical education and act…
Socioeconomic inequality in Scottish children’s exposure to and use of natural space and private gardens, measured by GPS
The objectives of this study were to: (i) determine, by distance from home, the proportion of time children spent in natural space (NS), private gardens (PG) and natural space/private garden (NS/PG); (ii) calculate availability of these environments surrounding homes, and (iii) explore variation in availability and use by socio-economic status (SES). Detailed mobility data for 10/11-year-old children (n = 667) were obtained. Children wore GPS dev…
Parental Assessment of Benefits and of Dangers Determines Children’s Permission to Play Outdoors
During the early years, children's outdoor play is dependent on parental supervision. Parents' perceptions are likely to influence what the child is permitted to do. To better understand the involved mechanisms in parents' decision making in such contexts, an online photo-based questionnaire was administered. The tool investigates, in different situations, parents and their children's experience, parents' perceptions, and permission to play. A to…
Evaluating Outdoor Nature-Based Early Learning and Childcare Provision for Children Aged 3 Years
Systematic reviews have demonstrated the scarcity of well-designed evaluations investigating outdoor nature-based play and learning provision for children in the early learning and childcare (ELC) sector among global Western countries. This study will examine the feasibility and acceptability of the programme and the evaluation design of outdoor nature-based play and learning provision across urban ELC settings in a Scottish metropolitan city. Si…
Outdoor nature-based play in early learning and childcare centres
Nature-based play benefits children's health and development. However, the delivery of this in early learning and childcare centres (ELC) is extremely diverse, and implementation is not well understood. We applied a systems science perspective to understand the factors crucial to implementing nature-based outdoor play in ELC settings. Through Group Model Building workshops with 20 participants in managerial and practitioner roles, crucial factors…
Inequalities in neighbourhood features within children's 20-minute neighbourhoods and variation in time spent locally, measured using GPS
There has been a growing interest in policies that encourage local living by promoting accessible and walkable communities, such as the 20-minute neighbourhood concept. Despite the widespread adoption of this policy in cities worldwide, little research has been conducted on the characteristics of children's 20-minute neighbourhoods and their association with time spent locally. This study aimed to explore the features of Scottish children's 20-mi…
A qualitative study of parental strategies to enable pre-school children's outdoor and nature experiences during Covid-19 restrictions
Outdoor and nature experiences including play have been shown to be beneficial for children's physical, cognitive, social and emotional development. Parents/carers play an important role in encouraging or impeding their child's access to the outdoor environment and participation in outdoor play. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions on free movement and social interactions placed an unprecedented pressure on families to manage the dra…
Cross-sectional social network study of adolescent peer group variation in substance use and mental wellbeing
Adolescent health-related behaviours and outcomes are shaped by their peers through various social processes. Research using network data on friendship ties has uncovered evidence for processes such as peer influence and imitation. Much less is known about how the structure of small groups within a network, network communities that represents its meso level, affect individuals. The structure and composition of peer groups could play an important …
I don't take what's in[side] outside, I see it as a different environment”
We explored factors influencing routinisation of outdoor play and learning (OPL) in Scottish early childhood education (ECE) settings. • W used Normalisation Process Theory to guide semi-structured interviews with 15 educators across five Glasgow-based ECE settings. • Identified four systemic enablers: policy endorsement, leadership support, resources, and practitioner capacity. • Our findings are framed through a systems-lens to inform multi-lev…
Risky outdoor play in the early years
Against a backdrop of generational declines in outdoor play and recent work demonstrating geo-cultural differences in adult perceptions of risk in outdoor play, this paper explores the relationships between gatekeeper (parent/practitioner) perceptions of dangers and benefits in outdoor risky play scenarios and young children's (aged 2-5 years old) experiences of outdoor play in Scotland, and whether these are moderated by being a parent or practi…
Independent mobility and children and young people’s wellbeing
Independent mobility is widely promoted as beneficial for child development, yet its relationship with mental wellbeing remains unclear and may vary by age and neighbourhood context. This study examined the association between independent mobility and wellbeing in children and adolescents in England, and whether neighbourhood deprivation and perceived safety moderated these associations. We conducted a secondary cross-sectional analysis of baseli…
Medicine (10 obras) · Urban Green Space and Health (10 obras) · Psychology (9 obras) · Sociology (8 obras) · Urban Transport and Accessibility (8 obras) · Environmental health (6 obras) · Demography (5 obras) · Geography (5 obras) · Mathematics (5 obras) · Population (5 obras)