Self-defined residential neighbourhoods: size variations and correlates across five European urban regions

Obesity Reviews : an Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity
Helene CharreireJ-M Oppert

Abstract

The neighbourhood is recognized as an important unit of analysis in research on the relation between obesogenic environments and development of obesity. One important challenge is to define the limits of the residential neighbourhood, as perceived by study participants themselves, in order to improve our understanding of the interaction between contextual features and patterns of obesity. An innovative tool was developed in the framework of the SPOTLIGHT project to identify the boundaries of neighbourhoods as defined by participants in five European urban regions. The aims of this study were (i) to describe self-defined neighbourhood (size and overlap with predefined residential area) according to the characteristics of the sampling administrative neighbourhoods (residential density and socioeconomic status) within the five study regions and (ii) to determine which individual or/and environmental factors are associated with variations in size of self-defined neighbourhoods. Self-defined neighbourhood size varies according to both individual factors (age, educational level, length of residence and attachment to neighbourhood) and contextual factors. These findings have consequences for how residential neighbourhoods are defined ...Continue Reading

References

Oct 1, 1990·Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise·R C KlesgesC L Hanson
Jul 12, 2001·American Journal of Community Psychology·C J CoultonM Su
May 30, 2007·Epidemiologic Reviews·Mia A PapasAnn C Klassen
Feb 8, 2008·Nutrition Reviews·Jennifer L Black, James Macinko
May 13, 2010·The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity·Graham SmithCharles Foster
Jul 8, 2010·Obesity Reviews : an Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·K GiskesJ Brug
Jan 13, 2011·Statistics in Medicine·Ian R WhiteAngela M Wood
Oct 21, 2011·The New England Journal of Medicine·Jens LudwigThomas W McDade
Aug 14, 2012·American Journal of Community Psychology·Claudia J CoultonTsui Chan
Dec 12, 2013·International Journal of Health Geographics·Alyssa I Robinson, Nicolas M Oreskovic
Apr 18, 2015·The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity·Tom StewartGrant Schofield
Feb 1, 2006·Journal of Physical Activity & Health·Anne Vernez MoudonLin Lin

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Feb 18, 2016·Obesity Reviews : an Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·C RodaJ-M Oppert
Jan 18, 2018·The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity·Maria Gabriela M PinhoJeroen Lakerveld
May 4, 2018·Sports Medicine·Jelle Van CauwenbergUNKNOWN Council on Environment and Physical Activity (CEPA)-Older Adults Working Group
Feb 18, 2016·Obesity Reviews : an Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·J LakerveldH Rutter

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.