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Subjective and objective indicators of neighbourhood safety and physical activity among UK adolescents

Constable Fernandez, C.; Patalay, P.; Vaughan, L.; Church, D.; Hamer, M.; Maddock, J.

2023-03-10 epidemiology
10.1101/2023.03.10.23286997 medRxiv
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The health benefits of regular physical activity in adolescence are well-documented. Many health-related behaviours and lifestyle choices are established in adolescence. The neighbourhood environment is a key setting for physical activity in adolescence and feeling unsafe in their neighbourhood may be a potential barrier to physical activity. This study aimed to examine associations between neighbourhood safety and physical activity using objective and subjective measures for both. Participants (n=10,913) came from the Millennium Cohort Study, a nationally representative UK longitudinal birth cohort. Results indicate that feeling unsafe in the neighbourhood, IMD crime and violent crime are barriers to physical activity participation in adolescents.

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