The Effects of Physical Environmental Factors on Students’ Perceptions in Computer Classrooms

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 501-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kemal Yildirim ◽  
Aysen Capanoglu ◽  
Kubulay Cagatay
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Computer Classrooms ◽  
Physical Environmental Factors

Measurement of selected indoor physical environmental factors in hairdresser salons in a Turkish City

2007 ◽  
Vol 134 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 471-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. D. Evci ◽  
M. D. Bilgin ◽  
Ş Akgör ◽  
Ş G. Zencirci ◽  
F. Ergiń ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Physical Environmental Factors

scholarly journals Do individual cognitions mediate the association of socio-cultural and physical environmental factors with adolescent sports participation?

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (10A) ◽  
pp. 1746-1754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klazine van der Horst ◽  
Anke Oenema ◽  
Saskia J te Velde ◽  
Johannes Brug
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Family Routine ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Physical Environmental Factors ◽  
Sports Activities ◽  
At Home

AbstractObjectiveTo examine the associations of perceived physical environmental factors (availability of physical activity (PA) attributes at home, PA facilities in the neighbourhood, neighbourhood pleasantness and safety) and social environmental factors (parental sports behaviour and parental rule regarding sports participation) with adolescent leisure-time sports participation, and to explore whether the associations found were mediated by individual cognitions as derived from the theory of planned behaviour (TPB).DesignCross-sectional study.SettingIn schoolyear 2005/2006 adolescents from seventeen schools in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, completed a questionnaire during school hours that included self-reported measures of leisure-time sports participation, perceived physical environmental factors and TPB variables. Information about parental sports behaviour and parental rule was obtained from a questionnaire that was completed by one parent of the adolescents.SubjectsData were collected from 584 adolescent–parent combinations.ResultsData were analysed with multi-level logistic regression analyses. Availability of PA attributes at home (OR = 1·26), parents’ sports behaviour (OR = 2·03) and parental rule (OR = 1·64) were associated with a higher likelihood of adolescents’ leisure-time sports participation. These associations were partly mediated by attitude and intention.ConclusionsAdolescents were more likely to engage in leisure-time sports when PA attributes were available at home, when parents participated in sports activities and had a rule about their offspring participation in sports activities. These associations were partly mediated by attitude and intention. These results suggest that parents can importantly promote sports participation among their offspring by making sports activities accessible and a family routine.

Associations between Self-Reported and Objective Physical Environmental Factors and Use of a Community Rail-Trail

2001 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip J. Troped ◽  
Ruth P. Saunders ◽  
Russell R. Pate ◽  
Belinda Reininger ◽  
John R. Ureda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Physical Environmental Factors

scholarly journals Physical environmental factors that invite older adults to walk for transportation

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 94-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelle Van Cauwenberg ◽  
Veerle Van Holle ◽  
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij ◽  
Peter Clarys ◽  
Jack Nasar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Physical Environmental Factors

Environmental Assessment, Cognition, and Action: Research Applications

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ervin H. Zube
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Environmental Planning ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Assessment Activity ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Physical Environmental Factors

Environmental assessment has been defined as “a general conceptual and methodological framework for describing and predicting how attributes of places relate to a wide range of cognitive, affective, and behavioral responses” (Craik & Feimer, 1987). A primary purpose for assessing environments is to provide valid and reliable information that has utility in environmental planning, design, and management decision making. Implicit in the assessment activity is the assumption of identifiable relationships of physical environmental factors with descriptive and evaluative assessments, and with predictions of responses to places conceptualized in plans and designs, but not yet built. This chapter addresses the utility of research findings. Three primary questions are posed. Why are some environmental assessment and cognition research findings used successfully in decision making while others are not? What factors contribute to these outcomes? And how important are physical environmental factors in planning, design, and management decision making? The preceding chapters by Rachel Kaplan, Reginald Golledge, and Harry Timmermans provide the background for the following discussion. The first section of this chapter presents a brief review of similarities and differences among the three preceding chapters, with specific attention directed to interpretations or definitions of the concepts of assessment and preference, the use of physical environmental variables in the assessment process, and the roles of laypersons and experts in assessment. Potential uses for and applications of environmental assessment research are described in the second section. This is followed by a discussion of the differences between instrumental and conceptual applications and of factors that have been identified as influencing applications, factors such as communications between researchers and users, responsibilities for problem definition, and the context within which the research is conducted. This chapter concludes with a discussion of the opportunities for and probable limitations on applications of the preceding chapters by R. Kaplan, Golledge, and Timmermans. Four concepts and elements that are addressed in the three chapters have been selected for purposes of structuring a comparison among them. These concepts and elements—assessment, preference, roles of laypersons and experts, and physical environmental factors—are particularly salient to the issue of research applications.

Socio-physical environmental factors and sustainable behaviour as indicators of family positivity / Factores ambientales socio-físicos y conducta sostenible como indicadores de positividad familiar

Psyecology ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Víctor Corral-Verdugo ◽  
Fernanda Durón ◽  
Martha Frías ◽  
César O. Tapia ◽  
Blanca Fraijo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Physical Environmental Factors

scholarly journals Individual, social-environmental, and physical-environmental factors that underlie sense of coherence in Dutch adults

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Swan ◽  
Laura Bouwman ◽  
Gerrit Jan Hiddink ◽  
Noelle Aarts ◽  
Maria Koelen
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Life Orientation ◽  
Neighborhood Collective Efficacy ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Physical Environmental Factors

Antonovsky’s salutogenesis is a theoretical perspective on health development that explores physical, mental, and social factors that contribute to a ‘healthy life orientation’ and also a theoretical approach to behavior change. Previous studies applying salutogenesis show that a high sense of coherence (SOC), a composite measure from salutogenesis indicating one’s capacity to cope with stress, is associated with a healthy life orientation and lifestyle behaviors, including healthy eating patterns. However, limited evidence exists on the factors that underlie SOC, which could be used to strengthen this capacity as a means to enable healthier eating. Dutch adults ( N = 781) participated in a cross-sectional study examining the relationship between SOC and a set of individual, social-environmental, and physical-environmental factors. The main findings indicate that high SOC was associated with a diverse set of factors including lower doctor-oriented health locus of control; higher satisfaction with weight; higher perceived levels of neighborhood collective efficacy; higher situational self-efficacy for healthy eating; lower social discouragement for healthy eating; and higher neighborhood affordability, accessibility and availability of healthy foods. These findings can inform the design of nutrition interventions that target these factors that strengthen SOC and provide the building blocks for a healthier life orientation.

scholarly journals Social and Physical Environmental Factors Influencing Adolescents’ Physical Activity in Urban Public Open Spaces: A Qualitative Study Using Walk-Along Interviews

PLoS ONE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. e0155686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linde Van Hecke ◽  
Benedicte Deforche ◽  
Delfien Van Dyck ◽  
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij ◽  
Jenny Veitch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Physical Environmental Factors ◽  
Public Open Spaces
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