Family and Child Nursing, University of Washington, Box 357262, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
J Community Health. 2011 Jun;36(3):389-97. doi: 10.1007/s10900-010-9320-z.
Less than half of youth engage in sufficient physical activity to achieve health benefits. Key environmental factors of park and recreation spaces may influence youth physical activity. We sought to ascertain youth characteristics and behaviors that attract youth to parks with specific amenities and encourage physical activity while at the parks in a rural, predominantly Latino community. We examined the quality of amenities in the 13 parks and recreation spaces that middle school aged youth have access to in their community using the Environmental Assessment of Parks and Recreation Spaces (EAPRS) tool. Middle school students completed surveys in the school classroom (n = 1,102) regarding park use, physical activity, and intrapersonal characteristics (e.g., motivators). We used logistic regression to identify correlates of any park use, use of higher quality field and court parks, and active and sedentary park use. Younger age, participation in an after school activity, and identification of a team as a motivator were positively associated with any park use. Use of higher quality court and field parks was associated with participation in an after school activity and being Latino. The odds of being active in the parks were greater for boys and Latinos. Older age and alcohol use are correlated with being sedentary at the park, while odds of being sedentary at the park were lower for boys and youth who met physical activity guidelines. Organized team activities may encourage active use of higher quality fields and courts parks by Latino youth; thereby, increasing their level of physical activity.
不足一半的年轻人进行足够的体育活动以获得健康益处。公园和娱乐空间的关键环境因素可能会影响年轻人的体育活动。我们旨在确定吸引年轻人到具有特定设施的公园的年轻人特征和行为，并鼓励他们在农村以拉丁裔为主的社区的公园中进行体育活动。我们使用公园和娱乐空间环境评估工具（EAPRS）检查了社区内 13 个可供中学生使用的公园和娱乐空间的设施质量。中学生在学校教室里完成了关于公园使用、体育活动和个人特征（例如激励因素）的调查（n=1102）。我们使用逻辑回归来确定任何公园使用、使用高质量的球场和法院公园以及积极和久坐的公园使用的相关性。年龄较小、参加课外活动以及将团队视为激励因素与任何公园使用都呈正相关。使用高质量的球场和法院公园与参加课外活动和拉丁裔有关。男孩和拉丁裔在公园中更活跃。年龄较大和饮酒与在公园中久坐有关，而符合体育活动指南的男孩和年轻人在公园中久坐的几率较低。有组织的团队活动可能会鼓励拉丁裔年轻人积极使用高质量的球场和法院公园，从而提高他们的体育活动水平。
