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Hindawi Publishing Corporation Journal of Environmental and Public Health Volume 2009, Article ID 320372, 10 pages doi:10.1155/2009/320372 Research Article The Contribution of Home, Neighbourhood and School Environmental Factors in Explaining Physical Activity among Adolescents Leen Haerens,1 Mietje Craeynest,2 Benedicte Deforche,1 Lea Maes,3 Greet Cardon,2 and Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij2 1 Research Foundation-Flanders, Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium 2 Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium 3 Department of Public Health, Ghent University, Belgium Correspondence should be addressed to Leen Haerens, leen.haerens@ugent.be Received 3 December 2008; Revised 15 July 2009; Accepted 11 August 2009 Recommended by Richard Grimes The present study aimed at investigating the influence of home, neighbourhood and school environmental factors on adolescents’ engagement in self-reported extracurricular physical activity and leisure time sports and on MVPA objectively measured by accelerometers. Environmental factors were assessed using questionnaires. Gender specific hierarchical regression analyses were conducted, with demographic variables entered in the first block, and environmental, psychosocial factors and interactions terms entered in the second block. Participation in extracurricular activities at school was positively related to the number of organized activities and the provision of supervision. Perceived accessibility of neighborhood facilities was not related to engagement in leisure time sports, whereas the availability of sedentary and physical activity equipment was. Findings were generally supportive of ecological theories stating that behaviors are influenced by personal and environmental fact