Associations of the perceived and objective neighborhood environment with physical activity and sedentary time in New Zealand adolescents.
Erica HincksonEster CerinSuzanne MavoaMelody SmithHannah BadlandTom StewartScott DuncanGrant SchofieldPublished in: The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity (2017)
The combined assessment of the main effects of subjective and objective indices of activity-friendliness on NZ adolescents' PA and ST showed positive relationships with MVPA for the subjective index only. The subjective index was a significant correlate of PA in both girls and boys, while the objective index was significant only in boys when sex was entered as a moderator. Further research is warranted to understand the relationships of ST with the built environment.