Articlehybrid2012

Hispanic maternal and children's perceptions of neighborhood safety related to walking and cycling

Norma E. Olvera · Dennis W. Smith · Chanam Lee · Jay T. Lee · Stephanie F. Kellam · Jun–Hyun Kim

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Urban Transport and Accessibility Traffic and Road Safety Injury Epidemiology and Prevention

Abstract

This study examined neighborhood safety as perceived by children (mean age=10 years) and their mothers, and its association with children's physical activity. For all eight safety items examined, children perceived their environment as less dangerous than mothers (p<0.05). None of the multiple regression models predicting children's physical activity by safety perceptions were significant (p>0.10). The maternal perception model explained the highest percentage of variance (R(2)=0.26), compared to the children's perception model (R(2)=0.22). Findings suggest that future studies should explore relations between self-reported and objectively measured safety barriers to Hispanic youth walking and cycling.

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