Walking on familiar streets: Insights on how neighborhood attachment may promote people's walking behavior

It is known that perceived or real factors in a person's environment can impact their daily routines. Researchers have now found that 'place attachment' -- the emotional and functional relationship with one's surroundings -- influences people's weekly walking habit around their residential neighborhood. The association between place attachment and physical activity in the form of walking seems to be mediated by the perceived ease of navigation, or 'walkability' of residential neighborhoods.

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