Sedentary Behaviour in Swiss Children and Adolescents

Disentangling Associations with the Perceived and Objectively Measured Environment

Dados Bibliográficos

ID15501288
AutoresBettina Bringolf‐Isler (0000-0003-2893-2320, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, autor correspondente), Kees de Hoogh (0000-0001-5974-2007, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute), Christian Schindler (0000-0003-3059-7613, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute), Bengt Kayser (0000-0002-9776-7501, University of Lausanne), L Suzanne Suggs (0000-0001-6084-5468, Università della Svizzera italiana), Alain Dössegger (0000-0003-3528-8860, Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen SFISM), Nicole Probst-Hensch (0000-0001-8561-5976, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute)
Ano2018
Volume15
Fascículo5
Páginas918-918
Data de publicação2018-05-04
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditoraMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph15050918
PMID29734712
OpenAlexW2800494158
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas54

Identifying correlates of sedentary behaviour across all levels of the ecological model and understanding their interrelations is a promising method to plan effective interventions. The present study examined whether the objectively assessed and the perceived neighbourhood are associated with children’s sedentary behaviour time (SBT). A comprehensive set of factors at different levels of influence across the ecological model were taken into account and analysed for mediating and modifying effects. Analyses were based on 1306 children and adolescents (6−16 years) participating in the population-based SOPHYA-study. Accelerometers were used to assess SBT, the perceived environment was examined by a validated parental questionnaire, and objective environmental data were allocated using GIS (ArcMap 10.2, Esri, Redlands, CA, USA) for each family’s residential address. A high perceived safety was associated with less SBT. Boys, those whose residential neighbourhood was characterized by dead ends in urban areas, a low main street density in the neighbourhood of children and greenness were less likely to exhibit SBT. The association of the objective environment with the respective parental perceptions was low and no significant mediating effect was found for the perceived environment. We conclude for land-use planning to reduce sedentary behaviour objective environments should be complemented with efforts to increase parental sense of security

Environmental health · Geography · Neighbourhood (mathematics · Perception · Population · Psychological intervention · Sociology · Demography · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Urban Green Space and Health · Urban Transport and Accessibility