Integrating the Perceived Neighborhood Environment and the Theory of Planned Behavior When Predicting Walking in a Canadian Adult Sample

Ryan E. Rhodes · Shane G. Brown · Carolyn A. McIntyre

133 citations0/0 files storedAmerican Journal of Health Promotion

No readable copy stored yet — this record is metadata only.

No open-access location is known for this record yet.

Literature note Cite in a project Citation map

Urban Transport and Accessibility Physical Activity and Health Urban Green Space and Health

Abstract

PURPOSE: To integrate the characteristics of the perceived environment with the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to determine (1) whether the TPB mediates relations among environmental characteristics and walking, and (2) whether the environment moderates TPB-walking relations. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: South Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. SUBJECTS: Random sample of 351 adults (36% response rate). MEASURES: Participants completed measures of the perceived neighborhood environment, the TPB, and walking behavior that was assessed using an adapted Godin leisure time questionnaire. RESULTS: Results using structural equation modeling indicated that the TPB mediated the environment-walking relationship. Specifically, retail land-mix use and neighborhood aesthetics were associated with walking through affective and instrumental attitudes. Results using moderated regression analyses showed that recreation land-mix use moderated the intention-behavior relationship, with those individuals who perceived closer access to recreation facilities having a larger intention-behavior relationship. A significant moderating effect for crime on the instrumental attitude-intention relationship was also identified, but the effect size was small to trivial. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that the perceived neighborhood may influence walking through attitudes and may also influence the intention-behavior gap. Prospective studies using objective walking and environment data are required to improve the veracity of the findings and to identify possible causal relationships.

Paper brief

Loading…

Cite this work

Citation unavailable for this work.

BibTeX RIS CSL-JSON

No public copy is stored for this record, so only the metadata is cited.

Citations in this library

Citation map →

Stored only when both papers are in the corpus — 133 citations exist upstream.

References

1999Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives 1991The theory of planned behavior 1992A power primer.2001Efficacy of the Theory of Planned Behaviour: A meta‐analytic review 1999Implementation intentions: Strong effects of simple plans.2003Neighborhood-Based Differences in Physical Activity: An Environment Scale Evaluation 2014The Influence of Attitudes on Behavior 2002A Meta-Analytic Review of the Theories of Reasoned Action and Planned Behavior in Physical Activity: Predictive Validity and the Contribution of Additional Variables

Cited by

2008Assessing Perceptions of Environments for Active Living 2014How Can Psychological Theory Help Cities Increase Walking and Bicycling?2014The associations between objectively-determined and self-reported urban form characteristics and neighborhood-based walking in adults 2008Moderators of the intention-behaviour and perceived behavioural control-behaviour relationships for leisure-time physical activity 2012Contextual and individual predictors of physical activity: Interactions between environmental factors and health cognitions.

Explore the map →

Papers that cite the same references — the relational fallback while embeddings are still backfilling.

Imported from OpenAlex (CC0) — nothing here is generated.