Hispanic maternal and children's perceptions of neighborhood safety related to walking and cycling

Olvera, Norma; Smith, Dennis W.; Lee, Chanam; Liu, Jian; Lee, Jay; Kellam, Stephanie F.; Kim, Jun‐Hyun

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.08.022

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“…Other evidence has pointed to the positive association between better general characteristics of traffic (signals, signs indicating speed control, traffic volume, etc.) and active commute to school 13 , 14 , 16 , 17 , 29 , 30 , these being similar to what was found. In fact, some studies suggest that better traffic conditions could increase the perception of safety of individuals, facilitating active commuting 13 , 30 .…”

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“…and active commute to school 13 , 14 , 16 , 17 , 29 , 30 , these being similar to what was found. In fact, some studies suggest that better traffic conditions could increase the perception of safety of individuals, facilitating active commuting 13 , 30 . The diminished access to motor vehicles by guardians of low SES (49.2% versus 98.3%, p < 0.001) may contribute to more active commuting through neighborhood streets (73.3% versus 51.7%, p < 0.001).…”

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Socioeconomic status moderates the association between perceived environment and active commuting to school

Silva¹,

Fermino²,

Souza³

et al. 2018

Rev. saúde pública

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OBJECTIVETo analyze the moderator effect of socioeconomic status in the association between the perceived environment and active commuting to school.METHODSA total of 495 adolescents and their parents were interviewed. Perceived environment was operationalized in traffic and crime safety and assessed with the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale. Active commuting was self-reported by the adolescents, categorized in walking, bicycling or skating at least one time/week. Socioeconomic status was used as moderator effect, reported from adolescents' parents or guardians using Brazilian standardized socioeconomic status classification. Analyses were performed with Poisson regression on Stata 12.0.RESULTSPrevalence of active commuting was 63%. Adolescents with low socioeconomic status who reported “it is easy to observe pedestrians and cyclists” were more likely to actively commute to school (PR = 1.18, 95%CI 1.03–1.13). Adolescents with low socioeconomic status whose parents or legal guardians reported positively to “being safe crossing the streets” had increased probability of active commuting to school (PR = 1.10, 95%CI 1.01–1.20), as well as those with high socioeconomic status with “perception of crime” were positively associated to the outcome (PR = 1.33, 95%CI 1.03–1.72).CONCLUSIONSSocioeconomic status showed moderating effects in the association between the perceived environment and active commuting to school.

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Socioeconomic status moderates the association between perceived environment and active commuting to school

Silva¹,

Fermino²,

Souza³

et al. 2018

Rev. saúde pública

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“…Similar to findings from prior research with Hispanics in other settings (Olvera et al., ; Tamayo et al., ), these LRGV colonia residents identified various environmental barriers to engaging in physical activity (i.e., limited walkability, dogs, and vehicle traffic, and other safety concerns). In a prior study with LRGV Latinas, Bautista, Reininger, Gay, Barroso, and McCormick () reported lack of time, being tired, and lack of self‐discipline as perceived personal barriers to physical activity.…”

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Living in Limbo: Latinas' Assessment of Lower Rio Grande Valley Colonias Communities

Messias

Sharpe

Castillo-González

et al. 2016

Public Health Nursing

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Community asset mapping (CAM) is the collective process of identifying local assets and strategizing processes to address public health issues and concerns and improve quality of life. Prior to implementing a community‐based physical activity intervention with Latinas in the Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, promotoras [community health workers] conducted 16 interactive sessions in 8 colonias. The analysis of the transcribed CAM recordings and on‐site observational data resulted in the construction of Living in Limbo as the thematic representation of these Latinas' social isolation and marginalization associated with pervasive poverty, undocumented immigration status or lack of citizenship, their fears emanating from threats to physical and emotional safety, and the barriers created by lack of availability and access to resources.

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“…Hence, safety perceptions from parents and children seem to diverge. These divergent perceptions were illustrated in a study by Olvera et al, which showed that children perceived their neighborhood safer than their mothers [29]. Lorenc et al reported that children and young people would like to walk and cycle more and be more independently mobile, but were restricted by their own and their parents’ concerns about safety [10].…”

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A cross-sectional study of demographic, environmental and parental barriers to active school travel among children in the United States

Chillón

Hales

Vaughn

et al. 2014

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act

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BackgroundPromoting daily routine physical activities, such as active travel to school, may have important health implications. Practitioners and policy makers must understand the variety of factors that influence whether or not a child uses active school travel. Several reviews have identified both inhibitors and promoters of active school travel, but few studies have combined these putative characteristics in one analysis. The purpose of this study is to examine associations between elementary school children’s active school travel and variables hypothesized as correlates (demographics, physical environment, perceived barriers and norms).MethodsThe current project uses the dataset from the National Evaluation of Walk to School (WTS) Project, which includes data from 4th and 5th grade children and their parents from 18 schools across the US. Measures included monthly child report of mode of school travel during the previous week (n = 10,809) and perceived barriers and social norms around active school travel by parents (n = 1,007) and children (n = 1,219). Generalized linear mixed models (GLMM) with log-link functions were used to assess bivariate and multivariate associations between hypothesized correlates and frequency of active school travel, assuming random school effect and controlling for the distance to school.ResultsThe final model showed that the most relevant significant predictors of active school travel were parent’s perceived barriers, specifically child resistance (Estimate = −0.438, p < 0.0001) and safety and weather (Estimate = −0.0245, p < 0.001), as well as the school’s percentage of Hispanic students (Estimate = 0.0059, p < 0.001), after adjusting for distance and including time within school cluster as a random effect.ConclusionsParental concerns may be impacting children’s use of active school travel, and therefore, future interventions to promote active school travel should more actively engage parents and address these concerns. Programs like the Walk to School program, which are organized by the schools and can engage community resources such as public safety officials, could help overcome many of these perceived barriers to active transport.

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Hispanic maternal and children's perceptions of neighborhood safety related to walking and cycling

Cited by 25 publications

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Socioeconomic status moderates the association between perceived environment and active commuting to school

Socioeconomic status moderates the association between perceived environment and active commuting to school

Living in Limbo: Latinas' Assessment of Lower Rio Grande Valley Colonias Communities

A cross-sectional study of demographic, environmental and parental barriers to active school travel among children in the United States

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