Department of Natural and Human Sciences, Heidelberg University of Education, Heidelberg, Germany.
Department of Health Psychology, Kosice Institute for Society and Health, Faculty of Medicine, PJ Safarik University in Kosice, Kosice, Slovak Republic.
Int J Public Health. 2019 Jan;64(1):83-94. doi: 10.1007/s00038-018-1172-9. Epub 2018 Nov 16.
Associations between the perceived social and physical environment and self-reported moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and screen time (ST) were examined among adolescents in four European countries.
Representative samples were surveyed with standardised methodologies. Associations between environmental variables and meeting MVPA recommendations and tertiles of ST were tested in gender-specific logistic regression models. Moderation by country and country-specific relationships were also examined.
The most consistent findings across countries were found for the significant associations between neighbourhood social environment and MVPA in both boys and girls. Significant associations with the physical environment varied more between countries and by gender. The most consistent negative associations with ST were found for the social environmental variable of having parental rules for spending time outside the home.
The present findings provided evidence for the generalisability of the associations between environmental correlates and MVPA across four European countries. The findings show clear differences in correlates for MVPA and ST. Further research is needed to better understand the unique aspects of the social and physical environment which explain each of the two behaviours.
本研究旨在探讨四个欧洲国家青少年对社会环境和物质环境的感知与自报中等到剧烈身体活动（MVPA）和屏幕时间（ST）之间的关系。
采用标准化方法对具有代表性的样本进行调查。在性别特异性逻辑回归模型中检验环境变量与达到 MVPA 推荐量和 ST 三分位数之间的关系，并检验国家和国家特定关系的调节作用。
在男孩和女孩中，邻里社会环境与 MVPA 之间存在显著关联，这是各国最一致的发现。与物质环境的关联在各国之间和性别之间差异更大。与 ST 呈显著负相关的是父母对户外活动时间的规定这一社会环境变量。
本研究结果为环境相关性与四个欧洲国家的 MVPA 之间的可推广性提供了证据。研究结果表明，MVPA 和 ST 的相关性存在明显差异。需要进一步研究以更好地理解解释这两种行为的社会和物质环境的独特方面。
