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How Does Park Use and Physical Activity Differ between Childhood and Adolescence? A Focus on Gender and Race-Ethnicity
Journal of urban health, v 96(5), pp 692-702
01 Oct 2019
PMID: 31493183
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Abstract
Physical activity typically declines between childhood and adolescence. Despite urban parks being a great venue for physical activity, children change both the frequency of park use and their park use habits as they age into adolescence. However, little is known about how these differences vary by gender and how distinct race/ethnicity groups differentially change their park habits. This study analyzed the differences in park use and per capita energy expenditure between children and teenagers of different gender and race/ethnicity backgrounds. Using the System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC), systematic observations were conducted in 20 New York City parks in 2017, located in low-income areas with high presence of Latino or Asian residents. A total of 9963 scans in 167 distinct target areas counted 16,602 children (5-10 years old) and 11,269 teenagers (11 or older). Using adjusted marginal means, we estimated the number of park users of each age range, gender, and race/ethnicity expected to be found in each park activity setting. Teenagers of both genders and most race/ethnicity groups were less likely to be in a park and had lower per capita energy expenditure, compared with children. The difference in park attendance was greater than the difference in per capita energy expenditure. Dissimilarities were clearly gendered and race/ethnicity dependent. Asian and Latino females showed the greatest divergence between childhood and adolescence. African American boys were the only group to show a positive age contrast in park attendance and per capita energy expenditure.
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- Title
- How Does Park Use and Physical Activity Differ between Childhood and Adolescence? A Focus on Gender and Race-Ethnicity
- Creators
- Oriol Marquet - North Carolina State UniversityJ. Aaron Hipp - North Carolina State UniversityClaudia Alberico - North Carolina State UniversityJing-Huei Huang - North Carolina State UniversityElizabeth Mazak - North Carolina State UniversityDustin Fry - Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.Gina S. Lovasi - Drexel UniversityMyron F. Floyd - North Carolina State University
- Publication Details
- Journal of urban health, v 96(5), pp 692-702
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 11
- Grant note
- 2016-2953 / Robert Wood Johnson Foundation through the Physical Activity Research Center FJCI 2016-28975 / Juan de la Cierva contract from the Spanish Ministry of Economy Industry and Competitiveness
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000492594600004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85073928694
- Other Identifier
- 991019168186204721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health