Children’s Geographies for Activity and Play: An Overview of Measurement Approaches

Melody Oliver; Stephanie Schoeppe; Suzanne Mavoa; Scott Duncan; Paul  Kelly; Phil Donovan; Marketta Kyttä-Pirjola

doi:10.1007/978-981-4585-96-5_16-1

Children’s Geographies for Activity and Play: An Overview of Measurement Approaches

Melody Oliver, Stephanie Schoeppe, Suzanne Mavoa, Scott Duncan, Paul Kelly, Phil Donovan, Marketta Kyttä-Pirjola

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Abstract

Physical activity is fundamental to child health and development. Evidence suggests that environmental features may promote or hinder children’s participation in physical activity, in particular active transport and independent mobility. To date, a clear understanding of the relationships between environmental factors and children’s activity behaviors remains equivocal. An essential component of understanding children’s geographies and related outcomes is the ability to accurately assess the environments and environmental features that matter to children. Current measures include geographic information systems-derived features, audits, user perceptions (via surveys), and photographic data collection. An overview of these measures is provided, including discussion on strengths, weaknesses, and implications for research.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Play, Recreation, Health and Well Being
Editors	Bethan Evans, John Horton, Tracey Skelton
Publisher	SPRINGER SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA B.V.
Pages	1-20
Number of pages	20
Volume	9
ISBN (Electronic)	978-981-4585-96-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4585-96-5_16-1
Publication status	Published - 2015
MoE publication type	A3 Part of a book or another research book

Publication series

Name	Geographies of Children and Young People
Publisher	Springer
Volume	9

Keywords

Measure
Physical activity
Mobility
Active transport
Play
Neighbourhood
Environment
Objective
Subjective

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Oliver, M., Schoeppe, S., Mavoa, S., Duncan, S., Kelly, P., Donovan, P., & Kyttä-Pirjola, M. (2015). Children’s Geographies for Activity and Play: An Overview of Measurement Approaches. In B. Evans, J. Horton, & T. Skelton (Eds.), Play, Recreation, Health and Well Being (Vol. 9, pp. 1-20). (Geographies of Children and Young People; Vol. 9). SPRINGER SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA B.V.. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4585-96-5_16-1

Oliver, Melody ; Schoeppe, Stephanie ; Mavoa, Suzanne ; Duncan, Scott ; Kelly, Paul ; Donovan, Phil ; Kyttä-Pirjola, Marketta. / Children’s Geographies for Activity and Play: An Overview of Measurement Approaches. Play, Recreation, Health and Well Being. editor / Bethan Evans ; John Horton ; Tracey Skelton. Vol. 9 SPRINGER SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA B.V., 2015. pp. 1-20 (Geographies of Children and Young People).

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Oliver, M, Schoeppe, S, Mavoa, S, Duncan, S, Kelly, P, Donovan, P & Kyttä-Pirjola, M 2015, Children’s Geographies for Activity and Play: An Overview of Measurement Approaches. in B Evans, J Horton & T Skelton (eds), Play, Recreation, Health and Well Being. vol. 9, Geographies of Children and Young People, vol. 9, SPRINGER SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA B.V., pp. 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4585-96-5_16-1

Children’s Geographies for Activity and Play: An Overview of Measurement Approaches. / Oliver, Melody; Schoeppe, Stephanie; Mavoa, Suzanne; Duncan, Scott; Kelly, Paul ; Donovan, Phil; Kyttä-Pirjola, Marketta.

Play, Recreation, Health and Well Being. ed. / Bethan Evans; John Horton; Tracey Skelton. Vol. 9 SPRINGER SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA B.V., 2015. p. 1-20 (Geographies of Children and Young People; Vol. 9).

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