Associations of park access, park use and physical activity in parks with wellbeing in an Asian urban environment: a cross-sectional study.
Nicholas Alexander PetrunoffNg Xian YiBorame DickensAngelia SiaJoel KooAlex R CookWee Hwee LinLu YingAnn W HsingRob M van DamFalk Müller-RiemenschneiderPublished in: The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity (2021)
While perceived park access was strongly associated with park use and well-being, true park access was not, and neither park access measure was associated with park physical activity. Future studies could investigate the influence of park attributes on park use, physical activity in parks and wellbeing. The consistent associations of park use and particularly physical activity in parks with wellbeing suggest that promoting park use, and especially physical activity in parks, is a promising strategy for improving wellbeing in urban settings.