TY - JOUR A1 - García Cervantes, Laura AU - Rodríguez Romo, Gabriel AU - Esteban Cornejo, Irene AU - Cabañas Sánchez, Verónica AU - Delgado Alfonso, Álvaro AU - Castro Piñero, José AU - Veiga, Óscar Luis AU - Marcos, Ascensión AU - Gómez Martínez, Sonia AU - Nova Rebato, Esther AU - Díaz, E. L. AU - Zapatera, B. AU - Veses, A. M. AU - Mujico, J. R. AU - Hernández, A. AU - Gheorghe, A. AU - Mora Vicente, J. AU - González Montesinos, J. L. AU - Conde Caveda, J. AU - Ruiz, J. R. AU - Ortega, Francisco B. AU - Moledo, C. P. AU - Carbonell-Baeza, Ana AU - Chillón, P. AU - Fernández, J. R. AU - Galo, A. G. AU - Guerra, G. B. AU - Parrilla, F. AU - Gómez, R. AU - Gavala, J. AU - Ariel Villagra, H. AU - Campo Vecino, Juan del AU - Cordente, C. AU - Díaz, M. AU - Tejero González, Carlos María AU - Acha, Aitor AU - Moya, J. M. AU - Sanz, A. AU - Martínez-Gómez, David AU - Izquierdo-Gómez, Rocío AU - Bandrés Moya, Fernando AU - Lucía Mulas, Alejandro AU - Santiago Dorrego, Catalina AU - Gómez Gallego, Félix T1 - Perceived environment in relation to objective and self-reported physical activity in Spanish youth. The UP&DOWN study Y1 - 2016 SN - 02640414 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11268/6207 AB - The aims of the present study were to assess the association of environmental perception with objective and self-reported physical activity (PA) and the relation between environmental perception and meeting PA recommendations on children and adolescents. A sample of 1520 youth (770 boys) aged 8-18 years (12.1 ± 2.5 years) from the UP&DOWN study were included in the data analyses. Environmental perception was assessed with the short adapted version of the ALPHA environmental questionnaire. PA was objectively (accelerometers) and self-reported measured (PA Questionnaire for Children, Patient-centered Assessment and Counseling for Exercise Questionnaire and Finnish PA Index). Linear regression models were used to assess the association of environmental perception with PA. Bivariate logistic regression models were used to assess differences between environmental perception and meeting PA recommendations. Environmental perception was positively associated with both objective and self-reported PA. Some differences were found in the association of environmental perception and PA between sex-and age-specific groups. Youth who perceived a more favourable environment were more likely to meet PA recommendations (at least 60 min · day− 1 of moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA)). Results suggest that environmental perceptions of children and adolescents may play an important role in achieving higher levels of PA. KW - Niños - Salud e higiene KW - Adolescentes - Salud e higiene KW - Niño KW - Joven KW - Salud LA - eng ER -