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Development and validation of the neighborhood environment walkability scale for youth across six continents

E. Cerin, TL. Conway, A. Barnett, M. Smith, J. Veitch, KL. Cain, F. Salonna, RS. Reis, J. Molina-García, E. Hinckson, WAMW. Muda, RM. Anjana, D. van Dyck, AL. Oyeyemi, A. Timperio, LB. Christiansen, J. Mitáš, J. Mota, M. Moran, MZ. Islam, RR....

. 2019 ; 16 (1) : 122. [pub] 20191203

Language English Country Great Britain

Document type Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Persistent link   https://www.medvik.cz/link/bmc20005644

Grant support
R01HL083454 NHLBI NIH HHS - United States
R01 HL111378 NHLBI NIH HHS - United States

BACKGROUND: The IPEN International Physical Activity and Environment Network Adolescent project was conducted using common study protocols to document the strength, shape, and generalizability of associations of perceived neighborhood environment attributes with adolescents' physical activity and overweight/obesity using data from 15 countries. Countries did not use identical versions of the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale for Youth (NEWS-Y) to measure perceived neighborhood environment attributes. Therefore, this study derived a measurement model for NEWS-Y items common to all IPEN Adolescent countries and developed a scoring protocol for the IPEN Adolescent version of the NEWS-Y (NEWS-Y-IPEN) that maximizes between-country comparability of responses. Additionally, this study examined between- and within-country variability, and construct validity of the NEWS-Y-IPEN subscales in relation to neighborhood-level socio-economic status and walkability. METHODS: Adolescents and one of their parents (N = 5714 dyads) were recruited from neighborhoods varying in walkability and socio-economic status. To measure perceived neighborhood environment, 14 countries administered the NEWS-Y to parents and one country to adolescents. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to derive comparable country-specific measurement models of the NEWS-Y-IPEN. Country-specific standard deviations quantified within-country variability in the NEWS-Y-IPEN subscales, while linear mixed models determined the percentage of subscale variance due to between-country differences. To examine the construct validity of NEWS-Y-IPEN subscales, we estimated their associations with the categorical measures of area-level walkability and socio-economic status. RESULTS: Final country-specific measurement models of the factor-analyzable NEWS-Y-IPEN items provided acceptable levels of fit to the data and shared the same factorial structure with five latent factors (Accessibility and walking facilities; Traffic safety; Pedestrian infrastructure and safety; Safety from crime; and Aesthetics). All subscales showed sufficient levels of within-country variability. Residential density had the highest level of between-country variability. Associations between NEWS-Y-IPEN subscales and area-level walkability and socio-economic status provided strong evidence of construct validity. CONCLUSIONS: A robust measurement model and common scoring protocol of NEWS-Y for the IPEN Adolescent project (NEWS-Y-IPEN) were derived. The NEWS-Y-IPEN possesses good factorial and construct validity, and is able to capture between-country variability in perceived neighborhood environments. Future studies employing NEWS-Y-IPEN should use the proposed scoring protocol to facilitate cross-study comparisons and interpretation of findings.

Department of Architecture Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Dhaka Bangladesh

Department of Family Medicine and Public Health University of California San Diego USA

Department of Movement and Sport Sciences Ghent University Ghent Belgium

Department of Physiotherapy University of Maiduguri Maiduguri Nigeria

Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics University of Southern Denmark Odense Denmark

Department of Teaching of Corporal Expression University of Valencia Valencia Spain

Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition Deakin University Geelong Australia

Institute for Urban and Regional Development University of California Berkeley Berkeley USA School of Public Health University of Haifa 3498839 Haifa Israel

Institute of Active Lifestyle Palacky University of Olomouc Olomouc Czech Republic

Khazanah Research Institute Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Madras Diabetes Research Foundation and Dr Mohan's Diabetes Specialties Centre Chennai India

Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research Australian Catholic University Melbourne Australia

Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research Australian Catholic University Melbourne Australia Department of Family Medicine and Public Health University of California San Diego USA

Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research Australian Catholic University Melbourne Australia School of Public Health The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China

Prevention Research Center Brown School Washington University in St Louis St Louis USA

Research Centre in Physical Activity Health and Leisure University of Porto Porto Portugal

School of Nursing The University of Auckland Auckland New Zealand

School of Sport and Recreation Auckland University of Technology Auckland New Zealand

The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China

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