School grounds and physical activity: Associations at secondary schools, and over the transition from primary to secondary schools

Harrison, Flo, van Sluijs, Esther, Corder, Kirsten and Jones, Andy (2016) School grounds and physical activity: Associations at secondary schools, and over the transition from primary to secondary schools. Health & Place, 39. pp. 34-42. ISSN 1353-8292

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Abstract

This paper aims to further understanding of the physical environments of secondary schools and their associations with young peoples' physical activity. Accelerometer-derived physical activity measurements from 299 participants in the SPEEDY study (Norfolk, UK) were obtained from baseline measurements (age 9–10 y) and +4y follow-up. These were linked to objective measures of primary and secondary school environments as measured by the SPEEDY grounds audit tool. We saw considerable differences in the nature of school grounds between primary and secondary schools. Cross-sectional associations were seen between active travel provision scores and commuting time moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) for 13–14 year old boys and adolescents living further from school. However, few associations were seen between changes in school grounds scores and changes in school-based MVPA.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	physical activity,environment,secondary school,primary school,audit,adolescents
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Epidemiology and Public Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Business and Local Government Data Research Centre (former - to 2023) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Promotion Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023)
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	10 Mar 2016 17:00
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2022 00:49
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/57430
DOI:	10.1016/j.healthplace.2016.02.004

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