The purpose of SAFE was to evaluate a trans-disciplinary conceptual model of the relation of crime and crime-related perceptions to PA and other CVD-related outcomes across the life span. This required development of reliable measures of crime-related constructs that were applicable across the life span. The formative research phase involved systematic development of a set of measures, using age-specific focus groups, to assess perceptions of and responses to crime for 4 age groups from adolescents to older adults. Construct validity will be assessed by associations of each scale with objectively measured PA (accelerometers) and self-reported activity in specific domains (leisure, transport) and settings (indoors, neighborhood, parks).
Main Citations:
Patch, C.M., Roman, C.G., Conway, T.L., Taylor, R.B., Gavand, K.A., Saelens, B.E., Adams, M.A., Cain, K.L., Engelberg, J.K., Mayes, L.R., Roesch, S.C., and Sallis, J.F. (2019). Crime and physical activity: Development of a conceptual framework and measures. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 16, 818-829. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0405 Open access
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Roesch, S., Patch, C.M., Roman, C.G., Conway, T.L., Taylor, R.B., Saelens, B.E., Adams, M.A., Cain, K.L., Natarajan, L., and Sallis, J.F. (2021). Crime and physical activity measures from the Safe and Fit Environments Study (SAFE) Psychometric properties across age groups. Preventive Medicine Reports, 22, 101381. Open access, DOI,
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