Physical Activity Among Adolescents in an East Malaysian Rural Indigenous Community: Exploring the Influence of Neighborhood Environmental Factors
This study explores the rural environmental factors that influence adolescents’ participation in physical activities (PA). Thirty-six indigenous adolescents, aged 13 to 17 years from rural communities of East Malaysia were involved in the photovoice procedures: photo-taking, selecting, contextual...
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| author | Rosalia, Saimon Choo, Wan Yuen Chang, Kam Hock Ng, Chirk Jenn Awang, Bulgiba |
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| description | This study explores the rural environmental factors that influence adolescents’ participation
in physical activities (PA). Thirty-six indigenous adolescents, aged 13 to 17 years from rural
communities of East Malaysia were involved in the photovoice procedures: photo-taking,
selecting, contextualizing, and codifying themes. Despite being endowed with natural resources
such as river, forest, hills, and so on, the adolescents and the community did not capitalize on
these rich resources to promote and engage in PA. Poor maintenance of natural resources,
the lack of pedestrian infrastructures and road safety, the lack of PA facilities, and negative
perception of ancestors’ agricultural activities were among factors that constrained adolescents’
PA. Although basic amenities such as play spaces and pedestrian infrastructures are necessary
to increase adolescents’ PA, any intervention should make the most of the natural resources,
which are cheaper, environment friendly, and sustainable. |
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| spelling | unimas-107122016-10-21T06:20:09Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10712/ Physical Activity Among Adolescents in an East Malaysian Rural Indigenous Community: Exploring the Influence of Neighborhood Environmental Factors Rosalia, Saimon Choo, Wan Yuen Chang, Kam Hock Ng, Chirk Jenn Awang, Bulgiba H Social Sciences (General) This study explores the rural environmental factors that influence adolescents’ participation in physical activities (PA). Thirty-six indigenous adolescents, aged 13 to 17 years from rural communities of East Malaysia were involved in the photovoice procedures: photo-taking, selecting, contextualizing, and codifying themes. Despite being endowed with natural resources such as river, forest, hills, and so on, the adolescents and the community did not capitalize on these rich resources to promote and engage in PA. Poor maintenance of natural resources, the lack of pedestrian infrastructures and road safety, the lack of PA facilities, and negative perception of ancestors’ agricultural activities were among factors that constrained adolescents’ PA. Although basic amenities such as play spaces and pedestrian infrastructures are necessary to increase adolescents’ PA, any intervention should make the most of the natural resources, which are cheaper, environment friendly, and sustainable. Sage Publication 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10712/1/NO%2091%20Physical%20activity%20among%20adolescents%20in%20an%20east%20Malaysian%20rural%20indigenous%20community%20%28abstract%29.pdf Rosalia, Saimon and Choo, Wan Yuen and Chang, Kam Hock and Ng, Chirk Jenn and Awang, Bulgiba (2015) Physical Activity Among Adolescents in an East Malaysian Rural Indigenous Community: Exploring the Influence of Neighborhood Environmental Factors. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 27 (8S). pp. 33-40. ISSN 10105395 http://aph.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/04/20/1010539515582220.abstract DOI: 10.1177/1010539515582220 |
| spellingShingle | H Social Sciences (General) Rosalia, Saimon Choo, Wan Yuen Chang, Kam Hock Ng, Chirk Jenn Awang, Bulgiba Physical Activity Among Adolescents in an East Malaysian Rural Indigenous Community: Exploring the Influence of Neighborhood Environmental Factors |
| title | Physical Activity Among Adolescents in an East Malaysian
Rural Indigenous Community: Exploring the Influence of
Neighborhood Environmental Factors |
| title_full | Physical Activity Among Adolescents in an East Malaysian
Rural Indigenous Community: Exploring the Influence of
Neighborhood Environmental Factors |
| title_fullStr | Physical Activity Among Adolescents in an East Malaysian
Rural Indigenous Community: Exploring the Influence of
Neighborhood Environmental Factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physical Activity Among Adolescents in an East Malaysian
Rural Indigenous Community: Exploring the Influence of
Neighborhood Environmental Factors |
| title_short | Physical Activity Among Adolescents in an East Malaysian
Rural Indigenous Community: Exploring the Influence of
Neighborhood Environmental Factors |
| title_sort | physical activity among adolescents in an east malaysian
rural indigenous community: exploring the influence of
neighborhood environmental factors |
| topic | H Social Sciences (General) |
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