Behavior Mapping: A Method for Linking Preschool Physical Activity and Outdoor Design
Behavior Mapping: A Method for Linking Preschool Physical Activity and Outdoor Design
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10.1249/mss.0b013e3181cea27a
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2010-03-01
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Islam, Mohammed Z.
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Cosco, Nilda G.;Moore, Robin C.;Islam, Mohammed Z.
COSCO，N. G.的，R. C. MOORE，和M. z.伊斯兰教行为映射：一种将学前体育活动与户外设计联系起来的方法。医学科学体育锻炼：第42卷，第3期，pp. 513 - 519，2010年。儿童参加的学前教育已被证明是3至5岁儿童身体活动的重要但可变的预测因素，而户外时间已被发现与身体活动密切相关。研究人员推测，学前体育活动的变化可能归因于学前政策和实践的变化，包括户外物理环境的形式和内容。然而，将它们与身体活动联系起来的评估方法是有限的。对环境与活动之间联系的更好理解可以用来影响通常在州一级受到高度管制的儿童保育政策，以创造更有利于儿童非正式游戏和体育活动的户外环境。本文的目的是介绍行为映射作为一种直接观察方法的基础上的行为设置和启示的理论，并证明其敏感性收集身体活动和相关的环境数据在一个足够详细的水平，影响建筑环境设计政策。研究方法：行为映射数据，包括户外环境特征和儿童的身体活动水平，获得了在研究三角区，NC的两个学前教育中心。结果如下：两个中心的身体活动水平在不同类型的行为环境中有所不同，包括路径，游戏结构和开放区域。具有不同属性的相同类型的设置，例如圆形与直线路径，以及具有不同地面表面的开放区域，例如沥青，压实土壤，木屑和沙子，吸引了不同水平的体力活动。结论：行为映射提供了一种很有前途的方法，客观地测量身体行为设置和直接相关的活动水平之间的关系。
COSCO, N. G., R. C. MOORE, and M. Z. ISLAM. Behavior Mapping: A Method for Linking Preschool Physical Activity and Outdoor Design. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 42, No. 3, pp. 513-519, 2010. The preschool that children attend has been shown to be a significant but variable predictor of physical activity of 3- to 5-yr-olds, whereas the time outdoors has been found to be a strong correlate of physical activity. Researchers speculate that variations in preschool physical activity may be attributed to variations in preschool policies and practices, including the form and content of outdoor physical environments. However, assessment methods linking them to physical activity are limited. Improved understanding of links between environment and activity could be used to influence childcare policy, which is highly regulated, usually at state level, to create outdoor environments more conducive to children's informal play and physical activity. The purpose of this article was to introduce behavior mapping as a direct observation method on the basis of the theories of behavior setting and affordance and to demonstrate its sensitivity to gathering physical activity and associated environmental data at a sufficiently detailed level to affect built environment design policy. Methods: Behavior mapping data, including outdoor environmental characteristics and children's physical activity levels, were obtained in two preschool centers at the Research Triangle region, NC. Results: Physical activity levels at the two centers varied across different types of behavior settings, including pathways, play structures, and open areas. The same type of setting with different attributes, such as circular versus straight pathways, and open areas with different ground surfaces, such as asphalt, compacted soil, woodchips, and sand, attracted different levels of physical activity. Conclusions: Behavior mapping provides a promising method for objectively measuring relationships between physical behavior settings and directly associated activity levels.