Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA.
Prev Med. 2013 Nov;57(5):541-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.07.008. Epub 2013 Jul 13.
The purpose was to examine how fear of crime, crime victimization, and perceived level of community incivilities are related to physical activity participation and outdoor recreation among Latino adolescents.
The study utilized a mixed methods approach that included 25 qualitative interviews and 390 school-based surveys collected from youth across three schools in Little Village, Chicago, Illinois.
Results showed that Latino adolescents who expressed greater fear of crime also engaged in less physical activity and outdoor recreation. There was no association between crime victimization and physical activity and outdoor recreation. Those who perceived greater levels of community incivilities also engaged in less outdoor recreation, but perception of incivilities had no significant association with physical activity levels. Interview data revealed most of the children believed crime was a serious problem in their neighborhood and it impacted their ability to be physically active and play outside.
Fear of crime was related to lower physical activity and outdoor recreation. It is imperative that communities provide safe environments for children to be active. Increasing police and adult presence in parks and school grounds is recommended. Moreover, efforts must be made to reduce the gang problems in Latino communities.
本研究旨在探讨犯罪恐惧、犯罪受害经历以及感知到的社区不文明程度与拉丁裔青少年参与身体活动和户外活动之间的关系。
该研究采用混合方法，包括对来自伊利诺伊州芝加哥小村三所学校的青少年进行的 25 次定性访谈和 390 次基于学校的调查。
结果表明，表达出更多犯罪恐惧的拉丁裔青少年参与的身体活动和户外活动也较少。犯罪受害经历与身体活动和户外活动之间没有关联。那些感知到更高水平社区不文明程度的人也较少参与户外活动，但不文明程度的感知与身体活动水平没有显著关联。访谈数据显示，大多数孩子认为犯罪是他们社区的一个严重问题，这影响了他们进行身体活动和在户外玩耍的能力。
犯罪恐惧与较低的身体活动和户外活动参与度相关。至关重要的是，社区应为儿童提供安全的环境，让他们积极参与活动。建议增加警察和成年人在公园和学校场地的存在。此外，必须努力减少拉丁裔社区的帮派问题。
