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ArticleBMC public health2024

Can good neighbourhood perception magnify the positive effect of favourable built environment on recreational walking in China?

Huagui Guo, Yayu Li, Yufei Liu, Shuyu Zhang, Yanji Zhang, Hung Chak Ho

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Huagui GuoSchool of Architecture and Urban-rural Planning, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China.
Yayu LiSchool of Architecture and Urban-rural Planning, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China.
Yufei LiuSchool of Architecture and Urban-rural Planning, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou, 350118, China.
Shuyu ZhangSchool of Architecture and Urban-rural Planning, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China.
Yanji ZhangSchool of Humanities and Social Sciences, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China. chairman7up@126.com.
Hung Chak HoDepartment of Public and International Affairs, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China. hungcho2@cityu.edu.hk.

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General Project of MOE (Ministry of Education) Foundation on Humanities and Social Sciences 23YJCZH061National Natural Science Foundation of China 52308055Social Science Foundation of Fujian Province FJ2023C084Start-up Foundation of Fuzhou University 511034
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Abstract

backgroundIt remains unknown whether good neighbourhood perception can enhance the benefits of favourable built environment to physical activity. Moreover, the moderation pattern is less understood in developing countries.

objectivesThis work aims to examine the moderation effects of perceived neighbourhood safety and aesthetics on the relationship between built environment and time for recreational walking.

methodsWe performed the examination using a sample of 760 residents in Fuzhou City, China. The Negative Binomial Regression Model was developed to examine the moderation roles of neighbourhood safety and aesthetics on the impact of built environment, adjusting for the effects of location, socioeconomic, personal preferences and social environment factors. Moreover, two sensitivity analyses were performed to test whether the moderators found are robust to the control of residential self-selection, and differential measures of conceptually-comparable aspects of built environment.

resultsWe found stronger associations of time for recreational walking with road density and proportion of parks and squares POIs for residents with high perception of neighbourhood safety, compared to those with low perception of neighbourhood safety. There was a greater effect of the proportion of parks and squares POIs, when perceived aesthetics was high than when perceived aesthetics was low. The findings of neighbourhood safety and aesthetics as moderator, were robust in the two sensitivity analyses. No significant moderation effect was found for land use diversity.

conclusionsHigh perceived neighbourhood safety can magnify the positive effects of road connectivity and accessibility to parks and squares. Neighbourhood aesthetics positively moderates the association of time for recreational walking with accessibility to parks and squares. The findings emphasize the need to consider safety- and aesthetics-specific differences in estimates of built environment effects. Improvements in neighbourhood safety and aesthetics are key to effective interventions in built environment to better promote physical activity.

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Built EnvironmentWalkingAdultChinaEnvironment DesignEstheticsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeighborhood CharacteristicsPerceptionRecreationResidence CharacteristicsSafetyYoung AdultBuilt environmentModeration effectPerception of aestheticsPerception of safetyWalking for recreation

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PMCPMC11287862

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