Active Where? Surveys
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About Active Where? Surveys
The Active Where? Surveys are a collection of surveys designed to assess environmental and safety factors impacting physical activity among youth. Created by researchers in the fields of public health and environmental psychology, the surveys target factors such as perceived safety, proximity to parks and recreational spaces, and barriers to physical activity in both urban and suburban areas. The Active Where? Surveys have become valuable tools in studying the built environment’s influence on youth activity.
Purpose of the Tool
The Active Where? Surveys aim to:
- Identify barriers to physical activity related to the environment, such as distance from recreational areas or perceived dangers.
- Evaluate community safety: Examine how safety perceptions impact the likelihood of youth engaging in outdoor activities.
- Support interventions: Provide data to inform community planning efforts aimed at making environments more conducive to physical activity among children and adolescents.
Description of Tool
The Active Where? Surveys were developed as part of a larger initiative to understand how environmental factors affect youth activity levels. Recognizing that physical activity is essential for childhood development and health, researchers sought to explore specific environmental barriers, such as inadequate infrastructure or safety concerns, that may discourage youth from being active in their communities.
The surveys consist of items that assess various factors influencing youth activity, including:
Proximity and access to recreational spaces such as parks, sports fields, and walking or biking paths.
Perceived environmental barriers such as lack of sidewalks, busy streets, and distance from parks or recreational centers.
Safety concerns that may limit outdoor activity, like traffic, lighting, and neighborhood crime levels.
Both parents and children are surveyed, allowing for a multi-perspective analysis of barriers to physical activity within specific neighborhoods.
Psychometric Properties
- Reliability: The surveys demonstrate strong internal consistency across items measuring environmental and safety factors, showing good test-retest reliability.
- Validity: Active Where? Surveys exhibit solid construct validity, correlating well with observed levels of youth physical activity and environmental assessments. The surveys accurately capture individual perceptions of physical activity barriers and community characteristics that impact youth engagement in physical activities.
Age Group
The Active Where? Surveys are designed for use with youth populations, including both children and adolescents, as well as parents who provide additional insight on environmental factors.
References
- Durant, N., Kerr, J., Harris, S. K., Saelens, B. E., Norman, G. J., & Sallis, J. F. (2009). Environmental and safety barriers to youth physical activity in parks and streets: Reliability and validity. Pediatric Exercise Science, 21, 86-99.
- Forman, H., Kerr, J., Norman, G., Saelens, B., Durant, N., Harris, S., & Sallis, J. (2008). Reliability and validity of destination-specific barriers to walking and cycling for parents and adolescents. Preventive Medicine, 46(4), 311-316.
- Grow, H. M., Saelens, B. E., Kerr, J., Durant, N. H., Norman, G. J., & Sallis, J. F. (2008). Where are youth active? Roles of proximity, active transport, and built environment. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 40, 2071-2079.
- Joe, L., Carlson, J. A., & Sallis, J. F. Active Where? Individual item reliability statistics parent/child survey.
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