Causal pathways linking environmental change with health behaviour change
Mechanisms linking changes to the environment with changes in physical activity are poorly understood. Insights into mechanisms of interventions can help strengthen causal attribution and improve understanding of divergent response…
Correlates of reported and recorded time spent in physical activity in working adults
Background: The correlates of physical activity in adults are relatively well studied. However, many studies use self-reported ('reported') measures of activity and we know little about the possible differences between…
Determinants of change in physical activity in children and adolescents
This review aims to systematically review the published evidence regarding determinants of change in physical activity in children and adolescents. Few of the variables studied were consistently associated with changes…
Environmental supportiveness for physical activity in English schoolchildren
Background: There is increasing evidence that the environment plays a role in influencing physical activity in children and adults. As children have less autonomy in their behavioural choices, neighbourhood environment…
Effectiveness of interventions to promote physical activity in children and adolescents
In het British medical journal is een review verschenen over de effectiviteit van bewegingsinterventies gericht op kinderen en jongeren. Gebleken is dat interventies in scholen gecombineerd met die in gezinnen…
A cross-sectional study of awareness of physical activity
Background: Interventions to promote physical activity frequently target hypothesized mediators of change, but these might be affected by a person's awareness of their own physical activity behavior. The paper aims…