Social inequalities in health‐related use of time in Australian adolescents

Ferrar, Katia; Olds, Tim; Maher, Carol; Gomersall, Sjaan R.

doi:10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00883.x

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“…Adolescents from 'non-nuclear' or more impoverished families face more challenges and obstacles in their OLTA participation, as has been found previously. 32 We found strong and consistent associations between participation in OLTAs and the indicators of well-being that were stable across socioeconomic groups and distinct family structure models. This implies that health promotion policies should consider interventions implementing youthappealing OLTAs aiming at low-income families, and families with single or cohabiting parents to avoid widening the gap between social classes and minimise socioeconomically determined inequalities in adolescents' well-being.…”

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After the bell: adolescents’ organised leisure-time activities and well-being in the context of social and socioeconomic inequalities

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Dierckens

et al. 2021

J Epidemiol Community Health

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BackgroundPrevious research has linked adolescents’ participation in organised leisure-time activities (OLTAs) to better health and well-being. It remains unclear whether these associations can be observed consistently across social and socioeconomic strata and countries.MethodsThe present study used nine nationally representative samples of adolescents aged 11, 13 and 15 years (total n=55 429) from the 2017/2018 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey from Europe and Canada. Regression models with mixed effects to account for nested nature of data were applied to estimate: (1) the associations of social and socioeconomic factors with OLTA participation; (2) strengths of the associations between breadth and pattern of OLTA participation with health and well-being indicators, after adjustment for the social and socioeconomic factors.ResultsRates of OLTA participation varied by age, sex and country of adolescents. Participants from lower socioeconomic classes and non-nuclear families were less likely to participate in OLTAs across each of the nine countries. Moreover, breadth of OLTA participation was associated with higher well-being independent of socioeconomic status or family structure. All of the participation patterns were associated with higher life satisfaction, but sports (either alone or in combination with a non-sport OLTA) were also associated with fewer psychological complaints and excellent self-rated health.ConclusionAdolescents’ engagement in OLTAs was associated with adolescents’ subjective well-being regardless of country, age, sex and variance in social and socioeconomic factors. Policies aimed at increasing adolescents’ subjective well-being and OLTA participation should focus on adolescents from low socioeconomic classes and non-nuclear families.

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After the bell: adolescents’ organised leisure-time activities and well-being in the context of social and socioeconomic inequalities

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Dierckens

et al. 2021

J Epidemiol Community Health

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“…However, evidence indicates adolescents from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to spend more time watching screens throughout the day. 22,23 Similarly, there is limited research on EDU among children and adolescents living in rural and regional areas. Findings from the 2007 Australian National Children's Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey found children and adolescents living in cities engaged in more screen usage throughout the day and less physical activity than their regional and remote counterparts.…”

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Prevalence of electronic device use before bed among Australian children and adolescents: a cross‐sectional population level study

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Monroy

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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Objective: To understand the prevalence of children and adolescents' electronic device use (EDU) in the hour before bed and identify sociodemographic groups that are at increased risk of problematic use. Method:A contemporary population wide sample of South Australian school students aged 8-18 years (n = 70,936) was utilised to present descriptive statistics of EDU before bed across sociodemographic groups. Data was collected from the 2019 Wellbeing and Engagement Collection, an annual self-report census of students' health, wellbeing and school engagement.Results: 90% of children used an electronic device in the hour before bed at least one night a week, with 51% using a device every night. Older adolescent females in grades 10-12 were most frequent users and children from the most socioeconomically disadvantaged communities were also more likely to use electronic devices in the hour before bed. Conclusion:EDU before bed is highly prevalent among Australian children and adolescents and given the negative health and educational impacts, it requires immediate and widespread action from policy makers to ensure the health of Australia's next generation. Implications for public health:The scale of the problem has now been identified; next steps rely on a public health approach to address this issue. This might include awareness raising campaigns and targeted interventions towards at-risk groups.

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“…Research has shown that higher household income is associated with more participation in organised activities such as music lessons, art classes, and club-based activities such as boy scouts among 8 to 9 year-olds [ 14 ]. Similarly, adolescents from high-income families spend more time playing musical instruments and playing sport [ 15 ]. Participation in organised after-school activities provides children an opportunity to develop social and cognitive skills [ 16 ].…”

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“…Non-organised after-school activities may also contribute to wellbeing. Children in high-income families spend more time reading and doing homework [ 15 ]. Conversely, children in low-income families spend more time watching television and playing videogames [ 15 ].…”

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The relationships between school children's wellbeing, socio-economic disadvantage and after-school activities: a cross-sectional study

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Background Lower socioeconomic status is associated with poorer wellbeing among children. Identifying how children participate in after-school activities and how after-school activities are associated with wellbeing may inform interventions to improve wellbeing among children from low socioeconomic backgrounds. This study explored whether children’s after-school activities varied by socioeconomic status and examined the associations between after-school activities and wellbeing in low socioeconomic status children. Methods This study analysed cross-sectional data from 61,759 school students in years 4 to 9 who completed the 2018 South Australian Wellbeing and Engagement Collection. Students reported the number of days per week they participated in 12 activities (after-school care, homework, music lessons or practice, youth organisations, sports, television, videogames, social media, reading, chores, arts and crafts, and socialising with friends) during the after-school period (3-6 pm) and their wellbeing (happiness, sadness, worry, engagement, perseverance, optimism, emotion regulation, and life satisfaction). Socioeconomic status was measured by parents' highest education level obtained from school enrolment data. Linear multilevel models were used to examine whether frequency of after-school activities varied by socioeconomic status. Multilevel ordered logit models were used to analyse the association between after-school activities and wellbeing amongst participants in the low socioeconomic status category. Results After-school activities differed according to socioeconomic status; high socioeconomic status children did more frequent sport, homework, and reading and low socioeconomic status children did more frequent screen-based activities (TV, videogames and social media). Among children from low socioeconomic status backgrounds, higher wellbeing was associated most consistently with more frequent sports participation, homework, reading and spending time with friends and less frequent videogames, social media and after-school care. Conclusions Children's wellbeing is positively associated with socioeconomic status. Amongst children from disadvantaged backgrounds, participating in sport, spending time with friends and getting less screen time may be protective for wellbeing. The results suggest that programming targeted at increasing sports participation and reducing screen time amongst children from low socioeconomic status backgrounds may support their wellbeing.

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Social inequalities in health‐related use of time in Australian adolescents

Cited by 7 publications

References 37 publications

After the bell: adolescents’ organised leisure-time activities and well-being in the context of social and socioeconomic inequalities

After the bell: adolescents’ organised leisure-time activities and well-being in the context of social and socioeconomic inequalities

Prevalence of electronic device use before bed among Australian children and adolescents: a cross‐sectional population level study

The relationships between school children's wellbeing, socio-economic disadvantage and after-school activities: a cross-sectional study

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