Demographic, social, and environmental factors predicting Danish children’s greenspace use
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Demographic, social, and environmental factors predicting Danish children’s greenspace use. / Arvidsen, J.; Schmidt, T.; Præstholm, S.; Andkjær, S.; Olafsson, A.S.; Nielsen, J.V.; Schipperijn, J.
I: Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Bind 69, 127487, 2022.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Demographic, social, and environmental factors predicting Danish children’s greenspace use
AU - Arvidsen, J.
AU - Schmidt, T.
AU - Præstholm, S.
AU - Andkjær, S.
AU - Olafsson, A.S.
AU - Nielsen, J.V.
AU - Schipperijn, J.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Evidence suggest that greenspace use can be associated with children’s physical, mental, social health and well-being. Accordingly, contemporary children’s declining greenspace use prompts a need to understand the factors that affect frequency of use. Aiming to determine to what extent demographic, environmental and social factors predict greenspace use for 6-15-year-old children in Denmark a national survey was distributed. Responses from 3171 parents showed that 49.5% of the children used greenspace almost every day during the summer season. Multivariate binary logistic regression analysis showed that the number of types of greenspace within walking or cycling distance from home was a strong predictor for daily use. Parental concern and encouragement also predicted use, but less so. Child age and geography were the only demographic predictors for using greenspace almost every day. Findings from the present study suggests that providing opportunity for choosing between various types of greenspace within walking or cycling distance might be an effective way to stimulate children’s use of greenspace.
AB - Evidence suggest that greenspace use can be associated with children’s physical, mental, social health and well-being. Accordingly, contemporary children’s declining greenspace use prompts a need to understand the factors that affect frequency of use. Aiming to determine to what extent demographic, environmental and social factors predict greenspace use for 6-15-year-old children in Denmark a national survey was distributed. Responses from 3171 parents showed that 49.5% of the children used greenspace almost every day during the summer season. Multivariate binary logistic regression analysis showed that the number of types of greenspace within walking or cycling distance from home was a strong predictor for daily use. Parental concern and encouragement also predicted use, but less so. Child age and geography were the only demographic predictors for using greenspace almost every day. Findings from the present study suggests that providing opportunity for choosing between various types of greenspace within walking or cycling distance might be an effective way to stimulate children’s use of greenspace.
KW - Children
KW - greenspace use
KW - accessibility of greenspace
KW - parental barriers
KW - modifiable factors
U2 - 10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127487
DO - 10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127487
M3 - Journal article
VL - 69
JO - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
JF - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
SN - 1618-8667
M1 - 127487
ER -
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