Talking the talk, walking the walk: examining the effect of neighbourhood walkability and social connectedness on physical activity | Zendy

Andrew T. Kaczynski | Zendy; Troy D. Glover | Zendy

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Talking the talk, walking the walk: examining the effect of neighbourhood walkability and social connectedness on physical activity

Author(s) -

Andrew T. Kaczynski,

Troy D. Glover

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916

H-Index - 82

eISSN - 1741-3850

pISSN - 1741-3842

DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fds011

Subject(s) - walkability , social connectedness , neighbourhood (mathematics) , recreation , psychology , gerontology , environmental health , medicine , social psychology , physical activity , physical therapy , law , mathematical analysis , mathematics , political science

Few studies have considered the joint effects of social and physical environments on physical activity (PA). The primary purpose of this study was to examine the compounding effects of neighbourhood walkability and social connectedness on PA.

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