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Project

Physical environmental factors related to physical activity in adults: identifying the contribution of 'activity-friendly' environments next to psycho-social factors and demographics
Code
3F017608
Duration
01 October 2008 → 30 September 2012
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Social psychology
    • Education curriculum
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Public health care
    • Public health sciences
    • Public health services
Keywords
physical activity predictors GIS (Geographical Informations System) ecological models health promotion environment
 
Project description

The objectives of this project are to investigate whether adults who live in 'high walkable' neighbourhoods are more physically active, than those living in less 'walkable' neighbourhoods, including SES as a mediator, and comparing these results with analogue studies in the US (Sallis, NQLS-study) and Australia (Owen, PLACE-study).