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Finally, the mediating effect of urban BE on residents’ Cultivation Fund (grant no.: GDMUQ2021053).
LTPA levels should be evaluated. We propose the concept
of the perceived BE of cities in relation to the physical Conflict of interest
BE characteristics of cities. This concept acknowledges The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
that individuals’ behavior forms “social perceptions”
through social networks, which influence the behavior Author contributions
of a larger population (Nasar, 2008). Therefore, the Conceptualization: Fan Yang
empirical study envisages the existence of two pathways:
direct and indirect. The direct influence is moderated Data curation: Chao Ge
by individuals’ psychosocial factors and perceived BE, Formal analysis: All authors
resulting in an indirect influence path. Figure 10 displays Funding acquisition: Fan Yang
the innovation model, elucidating the interrelationships Investigation: Fan Yang
among individual factors, social relationship factors, and Methodology: Fan Yang, Chao Ge
physical environment factors. Project administration: Fan Yang
Resources: Fan Yang
5. Conclusion Supervision: Fan Yang
Validation: Fan Yang
This article presents a systematic review of the associations Writing – original draft: Fan Yang, Chao Ge
between BE characteristics and residents’ LTPA levels in Writing – review & editing: All authors
Chinese cities. However, several limitations need to be
acknowledged. First, we did not explicitly search for the Ethics approval and consent to participate
effects of specific urban BE characteristics (e.g., green
spaces and recreational facilities) on residents’ LTPA levels. Not applicable.
Second, our synthesis of the study data was based on the Consent for publication
eight characteristics categories in the health promotion
framework. However, the actual effects of the urban BE Not applicable.
on residents’ LTPA are often more subtle, and established
classifications of BE characteristics may fail to accurately Availability of data
describe the mechanisms of these associations. Future The datasets used and/or analyzed during the present study
research should consider exploring the impact of a more are available on reasonable request from the authors.
accurate classification of urban BE characteristics. Third,
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