Jun-Hyung Kim, So-Hyun Park and Jin-Hee Park (2020. 10), "Determinants of young children's outdoor play time in neighborhoods," Journal of the Korea Planners Association, 55(5): 41-58.
김준형·박진희·박소현 (2020. 10), “근린의 어린이 바깥놀이 시간 결정요인”, 「국토계획」, 55(5): 41-58.
Abstract
Based on questionnaire survey data of 500 parents of elementary school students in Seoul, this paper analyzes the relationship between a child’s individual, household, and neighborhood characteristics and his or her outdoor play time (OPT). The results support the idea that neighborhood characteristics are strongly associated with OPT: Living in an apartment or the southeastern region increases OPT. If parents think the neighborhood environment is desirable for children’s outdoor play, OPT increases by 10 minutes. The most effective factor among neighborhood characteristics is safety, which implies that policy strategies for enhancing OPT should focus more on improving the neighborhood’s public safety. Formal play spaces, such as playgrounds and parks, result in longer OPT. At the same time, street aesthetics—many attractions in walkable distance with one-time travel—make children play longer outside. Among the neighborhood factors, social cohesion is the strongest, which means that the improvement of the neighborhood environment should entail frequent and positive interactions among residents. The results also indicate that parents’ agreement on the efficacy of outdoor play and their prioritization of outdoor play, particularly over education, could affect the success of a better neighborhood environment.
Keywords
Outdoor Play, Children’s Health, Neighborhood Environment, Walkability, Factor Analysis