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The association of perceived and objectively measured crime with physical activity: a cross-sectional analysis.

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McGinn, AP; Evenson, KR; Herring, AH; Huston, SL; Rodriguez, DA
Published in: Journal of physical activity & health
January 2008

Crime is one aspect of the environment that can act as a barrier to physical activity. The goals of this study were to (1) compare measures of perceived crime with observed crime and (2) examine the association between the independent and combined effects of objective and perceived crime on physical activity.Perceived crime and physical activity were assessed in 1659 persons via telephone survey. Crime was objectively measured in a subset of 303 survey participants.For all types of crime, there was low agreement between objective and perceived measures. Both perceived and objectively measured crime were independently associated with leisure activities.This study suggests that perceptions and objective measures of crime are both important correlates of leisure physical activity. Evaluating both measures is necessary when examining the relationship between crime and physical activity to develop interventions that will most influence leisure physical activity levels.

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Journal of physical activity & health

DOI

EISSN

1543-5474

ISSN

1543-3080

Publication Date

January 2008

Volume

5

Issue

1

Start / End Page

117 / 131

Related Subject Headings

  • Public Health
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Exercise
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Crime
 

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McGinn, A. P., Evenson, K. R., Herring, A. H., Huston, S. L., & Rodriguez, D. A. (2008). The association of perceived and objectively measured crime with physical activity: a cross-sectional analysis. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 5(1), 117–131. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.5.1.117
McGinn, Aileen P., Kelly R. Evenson, Amy H. Herring, Sara L. Huston, and Daniel A. Rodriguez. “The association of perceived and objectively measured crime with physical activity: a cross-sectional analysis.Journal of Physical Activity & Health 5, no. 1 (January 2008): 117–31. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.5.1.117.
McGinn AP, Evenson KR, Herring AH, Huston SL, Rodriguez DA. The association of perceived and objectively measured crime with physical activity: a cross-sectional analysis. Journal of physical activity & health. 2008 Jan;5(1):117–31.
McGinn, Aileen P., et al. “The association of perceived and objectively measured crime with physical activity: a cross-sectional analysis.Journal of Physical Activity & Health, vol. 5, no. 1, Jan. 2008, pp. 117–31. Epmc, doi:10.1123/jpah.5.1.117.
McGinn AP, Evenson KR, Herring AH, Huston SL, Rodriguez DA. The association of perceived and objectively measured crime with physical activity: a cross-sectional analysis. Journal of physical activity & health. 2008 Jan;5(1):117–131.

Published In

Journal of physical activity & health

DOI

EISSN

1543-5474

ISSN

1543-3080

Publication Date

January 2008

Volume

5

Issue

1

Start / End Page

117 / 131

Related Subject Headings

  • Public Health
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Exercise
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Crime