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Ommundsen Y, Ivarsson A, Wold B, Gjesdal S, Solstad BE. The relationship between young football players' psychological health resources and the psychological quality of their football experiences: A cross-sectional study. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0305978. [PMID: 39178278 PMCID: PMC11343465 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 06/09/2024] [Indexed: 08/25/2024] Open
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Studies taking a person-centred statistical approach when examining young peoples` psychological experiences in sport is scarce. The main aim of the present study was to examine the relationships between young football players' psychological health resources and the psychological quality of their football-specific experiences. Data for this cross-sectional study was collected as part of the [BLINDED] arm of the larger Promoting Adolescence Physical Activity (PAPA) multi-centre project [1]. The sample consisted of young [BLINDED] male (n = 814), female (n = 576), grassroots football players between the ages of 10 and 15 years (M = 12.5 years, SD = 1.1 years). We performed a latent profile analysis using Mplus 8.4 using a robust maximum likelihood estimator (MLR). Players with the most resourceful psychological health profile experienced more coach social support (mean = 4.38) than did those with a less well-off resourceful profile (mean = 3.79) and those with the least well-off profile (mean = 3.28). Players with the most resourceful profile also felt a stronger sense of unity among their teammates and they enjoyed football more than those least well off (mean = 4.43 vrs. mean = 3.12 and mean = 4.74 vrs 3.50. respectively). Parallel between-profile differences were also found for the players' general health resources including perceived life satisfaction, general health and family affluence as covariates. Findings suggest that variations in young players' psychological health profiles and their general health resources play a role in the quality of their football-specific psychological experiences.
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- Yngvar Ommundsen
- Department of Sport and Social Sciences, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- Halmstad University, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport, Halmstad, Sweden
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- Department of Health Promotion and Development, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Sport and Social Sciences, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Sport Science and Physical Education, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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Badura P, Svacina K, Hallingberg B. It doesn't matter if I feel obliged as long as I enjoy it: The associations between organized leisure-time activities and adolescents' mental health and wellbeing. J Adolesc 2024; 96:1368-1378. [PMID: 38629903 DOI: 10.1002/jad.12331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024]
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INTRODUCTION There is a consensus that adolescents' participation in organized leisure-time activities (OLTAs) is pro-developmental and beneficial for youth mental health. While enjoyment in OLTA is commonly regarded as positive, the role of obligation in the context of adolescents' OLTA has been scarcely researched. The present study investigated how these theoretically contradictory experiences (enjoyment and/or obligation) in OLTA participation relate to adolescents' wellbeing and incidence of psychological complaints accounting for their possible co-occurrence. METHODS A nationally representative sample of 14,128 eleven-fifteen-year-old adolescents (49.7% girls) drawn from the Czech 2021/2022 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children cross-sectional study was used. A series of multivariate regression analyses assessed how perceptions of obligation and enjoyment in OLTA related to wellbeing and occurrence of psychological complaints. A person-centered approach derived groups of respondents on the basis of their perceptions of obligation and enjoyment. RESULTS Regression analyses, controlled for sociodemographic and family environment factors, and dimensions of OLTA participation, indicated that adolescents enjoying their OLTA displayed more favourable mental wellbeing reports. In contrast, perceptions of obligation were only weakly associated with more frequent psychological complaints and not at all with wellbeing, unless adolescents also reported the lack of enjoyment. CONCLUSIONS Enjoyment in OLTA plays a pivotal role in the association between OLTA participation and mental health, whereas the role of obligation is far less pronounced. In fact, if adolescents do not enjoy their participation, but feel obliged to participate, their self-assessed mental wellbeing is comparable to their peers not participating in OLTA at all.
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- Petr Badura
- Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czechia
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- Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czechia
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- Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK
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Teques AP, de Oliveira RF, Bednarikova M, Bertollo M, Botwina G, Khomutova A, Turam HE, Dinç İ, López-Flores M, Teques P. Social and Emotional Skills in at-Risk Adolescents through Participation in Sports. Sports (Basel) 2024; 12:181. [PMID: 39058072 PMCID: PMC11281062 DOI: 10.3390/sports12070181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2024] [Revised: 05/24/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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(1) Background: Adolescents who are under the care of child and youth institutions are vulnerable due to factors that can include disruption to family structure or education and adverse experiences. They often experience poor or unstable support systems, leaving them at risk of delinquency. In this context, sports engagement may provide a stable structure and have positive effects in this population. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions, knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors regarding social and emotional skills among at-risk adolescents, with a specific focus on their engagement in sports. (2) Methods: Ninety-six adolescents aged 12 to 17 years (66 female, 30 male), residing in child and youth care institutions across Italy, Portugal, the UK, and Turkey, participated in this study. The participants were divided into 14 focus groups, each with six to eight participants of similar ages. (3) Results: Thematic analysis revealed four main themes: Emotional causes of behavioral problems; Emotional skills to regain control; Social support makes sports worthwhile; Sport as a socio-emotional resource. (4) Conclusions: The study findings highlight that although sports create many challenging emotional situations for these adolescents, they also provides resources that may help them cope with their emotions within and beyond sports.
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- Andreia P. Teques
- European Network for Innovation and Knowledge (EUNIK), 3815 JA Amersfoort, The Netherlands; (A.P.T.); (G.B.); (M.L.-F.)
- N2i, Polytechnic Institute of Maia, 4475-690 Maia, Portugal
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- School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University (LSBU), London SE1 0AA, UK;
- European Federation of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC), B-1000 Brussels, Belgium; (M.B.); (M.B.); (A.K.)
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- European Federation of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC), B-1000 Brussels, Belgium; (M.B.); (M.B.); (A.K.)
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- European Federation of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC), B-1000 Brussels, Belgium; (M.B.); (M.B.); (A.K.)
- Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- European Network for Innovation and Knowledge (EUNIK), 3815 JA Amersfoort, The Netherlands; (A.P.T.); (G.B.); (M.L.-F.)
- Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw, 03-772 Warsaw, Poland
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- European Federation of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC), B-1000 Brussels, Belgium; (M.B.); (M.B.); (A.K.)
- School of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton BN20 7SP, UK
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- Istanbul Culture and Sport Association, 34846 Istanbul, Turkey; (H.E.T.); (İ.D.)
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- Istanbul Culture and Sport Association, 34846 Istanbul, Turkey; (H.E.T.); (İ.D.)
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- European Network for Innovation and Knowledge (EUNIK), 3815 JA Amersfoort, The Netherlands; (A.P.T.); (G.B.); (M.L.-F.)
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- European Network for Innovation and Knowledge (EUNIK), 3815 JA Amersfoort, The Netherlands; (A.P.T.); (G.B.); (M.L.-F.)
- N2i, Polytechnic Institute of Maia, 4475-690 Maia, Portugal
- Research Centre in Sport Sciences, Health Sciences, and Human Development (CIDESD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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Marquez J, Humphrey N, Black L, Wozmirska S. This is the place: a multi-level analysis of neighbourhood correlates of adolescent wellbeing. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2024; 59:929-946. [PMID: 37606648 PMCID: PMC11116214 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-023-02531-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Adolescent wellbeing is a key research and policy priority, but little is known about neighbourhood-level influences. This study examined the extent to which adolescents' life satisfaction and internalising symptoms vary between neighbourhoods, and which neighbourhood characteristics are associated with individual outcomes. METHOD Baseline data from the #BeeWell cohort study in Greater Manchester (England) including 35,902 adolescents (aged 12-15) across 243 neighbourhoods were linked to neighbourhood characteristics (e.g. access to education and health services, leisure facilities) from the Co-op's Community Wellbeing Index and analysed using multi-level regression. RESULTS Neighbourhoods explained 0.61% and 1.17% of the variation in life satisfaction and internalising symptoms, respectively. Socio-demographic inequalities in these outcomes varied across neighbourhoods. Several neighbourhood characteristics were associated with wellbeing, but differences across model specifications were observed (e.g. adjusted vs unadjusted; unique associations vs grouped domains). However, higher levels of perceived wellbeing support from local people were associated with lower internalising symptoms in all models. Other characteristics associated with better wellbeing outcomes in various models included lower GP antidepressant prescription rates, and better access to health services, areas for leisure, and good places to spend free time. CONCLUSION Neighbourhoods account for a small but significant proportion of the variance in adolescent life satisfaction and internalising symptoms. Some neighbourhood characteristics (notably neighbourhood social capital) are associated with these outcomes at the individual level, and disparities in these outcomes for some groups vary across neighbourhoods. Our findings speak to the role of place as a determinant of adolescent wellbeing, with consequent implications for intervention.
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Haug E, Smith ORF, Ng K, Samdal O, Marques A, Borraccino A, Kopcakova J, Oja L, Fismen AS. Family structure and the association with physical activity-Findings from 40 countries participating in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0300188. [PMID: 38630701 PMCID: PMC11023480 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0300188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The family has been acknowledged as central to developing physical activity (PA) beliefs and behaviours. However, increased diversity in family structures has developed over the last decades. This study examines the association between family structure and PA among adolescents and cross-national variations in the associations. METHODS The data are from the 2013/14 Health Behaviours in School-Aged Children study, involving nationally representative samples of 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds (n = 211,798) from 40 countries. Multilevel Poisson regression analysis was used to examine the associations between family structure and moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and vigorous physical activity (VPA) by age, gender, socioeconomic status (SES), and geographic region. RESULTS Living with one versus two parents was associated with a reduced likelihood of daily 60 min MVPA for boys (IRR = 0.96, 95% CI: 0.92, 0.99) and ≥ 4 times/week VPA (IRR 0.93, 95% CI: 0.91, 0.95). This impact on MVPA differed across individual-level SES (high SES; IRR = 0.92, (p <0.05), low SES; IRR = 1.04, (ns)), and was for VPA only significant for those with siblings (IRR = 0.93, 95% CI: 0.91, 0.96). Cross-country variations in the association between living with one versus two parents were observed, most pronounced for VPA. These differences varied by region, primarily explained by country-level SES differences between regions. The likelihood of daily 60 min MVPA also increased with siblings in the main house (IRR 1.11, 95% CI: 1.07, 1.14), and ≥ 4 times/week VPA decreased with grandparents in the main house (IRR 0.91, 95% CI: 0.89,0.94). CONCLUSIONS Family structure correlated with PA, but cross-country differences exist. The findings are relevant for the development of policies and programs to facilitate PA, especially in countries where living with one versus two parents was unfavourable. Additional country-specific research is needed to identify challenges for engaging in PA related to family structure.
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- Ellen Haug
- Department of Health Promotion and Development, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Teacher Education, NLA University College, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Teacher Education, NLA University College, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Health Promotion, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Bergen, Norway
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- Faculty of Education, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Physical Activity for Health Research Centre, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
- School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
- Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
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- Department of Health Promotion and Development, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- ISAMB, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences Public Health and Paediatrics, University of Torino, Orbassano (TO), Italy
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- Department of Health Psychology and Research Methodology, Faculty of Medicine, P.J. Safarik University in Kosice, Kosice, Slovakia
- Olomouc University Social Health Institute, Palacky University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- National Institute for Health Development, Estonia
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- Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Inndalsveien, Bergen, Norway
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Bälter K, Johansson J, Karvonen Sheikh S, Eriksson C. Making leisure time meaningful for adolescents: an interview study from Sweden. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being 2023; 18:2286664. [PMID: 38010825 PMCID: PMC11000679 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2023.2286664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023] Open
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Adolescents' school performance is influenced by several factors and meaningful leisure time, especially organized activities, has great potential to impact academic results. Therefore, this study aimed to gain a greater understanding of how community actors perceive meaningful leisure time and how they work to create meaningful leisure time with the intention of increasing the chances for more adolescents completing upper secondary school. Semi-structured interviews with 14 informants, representing nine different community actors in a middle-sized city in Sweden, were conducted and analysed using content analysis. Results suggest that meaningful leisure time positively impacts adolescents' mental health through social relations, support, and guidance. Leisure is believed to have spillover effects on reducing stress, manage school demands and performance. Nevertheless, leisure time activities and school performance must be balanced with time and effort. Community actors work proactively with availability, individual approaches, and offering activities to create meaning. From a societal perspective, places to hang out with supportive adults, in particular structured activities, should be regarded as a social investment in adolescents' health and prospects, especially in deprived areas where fewer activities are available. Finally, ensuring meaningful leisure time is in line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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- Katarina Bälter
- Division of Public Health, Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Public Health, Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden
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Khoza TV, Mokgatle MM. Maladaptive behaviours of maternal orphans in high schools of Tshwane North of Gauteng, South Africa. Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med 2023; 15:e1-e7. [PMID: 37916719 PMCID: PMC10623582 DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v15i1.3887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Some orphaned adolescents find it difficult to cope and adjust to the loss of a mother. Studies to explore specific adjustment challenges experienced by this vulnerable group, are necessitated by the growing need to inform support services for orphans. AIM This study sought to explore maladaptive behaviours among adolescent maternal orphans. SETTING Participants were recruited from the Tshwane North secondary schools of Gauteng province in South Africa. METHODS A qualitative exploratory design was employed; maternal adolescent orphans were purposively selected and included in a one-on-one qualitative enquiry. Twenty-five participants were included in the study. Data were analysed thematically using NVivo12. RESULTS Emerged themes were: negative thoughts such as suicidal ideation, negative perception of self; silence coded as 'keep life matters private and hide personal feelings'; having psychosocial problems reported as anger, fighting, shouting, crying, short temper; engaging in risky behaviours in the form of smoking and alcohol use and unsafe termination of pregnancy; social withdrawal by self-isolation and being afraid of people. CONCLUSION Whole school peer interaction groups could address the functional problems of social ability and silence. Skills development programmes, and other activities that enhance constructive use of free time, instil hope and build self-esteem are recommended.Contribution: The findings of this study serve as a basis to inform interventions that are geared towards supporting adolescent orphans through the school health teams, as one of the domains of the re-engineering of South Africa's primary health care system.
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- Thembi V Khoza
- Sub-department of Health Systems Management and Policy, Department of Public Health, School of Health Care Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria.
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Kearney PE, Sherwin I, O’Brien W, Nevill AM, Ng K. Higher Family Affluence is Associated With Multi-Sport Participation Among Irish Youth. Percept Mot Skills 2023; 130:1869-1888. [PMID: 37366222 PMCID: PMC10552351 DOI: 10.1177/00315125231185653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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The impact of early single sport participation among young people has received much attention, with both sport leaders and pediatricians advocating multi-sport participation at least until early adolescence. In this study we explored the association between family socioeconomic status and level of Irish youth specialization in sport. We relied on data from the Children's Sport Participation and Physical Activity (CSPPA) study, involving a representative sample of 3499 Irish children and adolescents aged 10-15 years. We analyzed data from questions related to the number of sports played, the number of days per week the youth were engaged in sport, and family affluence (as a proxy measure for socioeconomic status). Youth sport specialization before 12 years of age (males 5.7%; females 4.2%) and even between 13-15 years of age (males, 7.8%; females, 5.8%) was uncommon. However, lower levels of specialization were associated with higher socioeconomic status in that more children with high family affluence participated in multiple sports. Careful consideration should be given to whether low socioeconomic status may act as a barrier to participation in multiple sports.
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- Philip E. Kearney
- Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
- Sport and Human Performance Research Centre, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
- Movement & Skill Acquisition Ireland, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
- Sport and Human Performance Research Centre, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- School of Education, Sports Studies and Physical Education, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
- Faculty of Education, Health & Wellbeing, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK
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- Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
- Faculty of Education, University of Turku, Rauma, Finland
- School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland
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Rivas S, Albertos A. Potential connection between positive frustration in family leisure time and the promotion of adolescent autonomy. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1258748. [PMID: 37799524 PMCID: PMC10547906 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1258748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023] Open
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Family relationships during leisure time in adolescence have the potential to promote positive development, particularly in terms of autonomy. However, the scientific literature that links specifically positive family leisure to the development of adolescent autonomy is scarce, and lower when analyzing the role of frustration in leisure time. Grounded in Self-Determination Theory (SDT) this article examines the potential relationship between positive frustration in family leisure time and the promotion of adolescent autonomy. For that purpose, the manuscript addresses four objectives to be discussed consecutively: (1) to delimit the concept of adolescent autonomy and point out the difficulty of parental support; (2) to explore positive frustration, a concept aligned with Csikszentmihalyi's theory of flow, as a construct that can promote socio-emotional development in adolescence; (3) to describe the components of family leisure; and (4) to understand how the experience of optimal frustration may be linked to the development of adolescent autonomy during family leisure time. From this central question, several additional inquiries emerge: the interplay of frustration and failure in adolescence, the importance of parents and adolescents spending quality time together, the enjoyment in structured family leisure time, the autonomy-supportive parenting in leisure time activities in relation to daily activities, the need to strengthen adolescent bonds developed in infancy, and the complexity of paternal and maternal autonomy granting.
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- Sonia Rivas
- School of Education and Psychology, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
- Institute for Culture and Society, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- School of Education and Psychology, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
- Institute for Culture and Society, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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Hsieh TY, Simpkins SD, Vandell DL. Longitudinal associations between adolescent out-of-school time and adult substance use. J Adolesc 2023; 95:131-146. [PMID: 36250338 PMCID: PMC9822851 DOI: 10.1002/jad.12104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Based on Bronfenbrenner's bioecological theory and Bornstein's specificity principle, the purpose of this study was to examine adolescents' time in out-of-school settings as a precursor of three types of problematic substance use in adulthood (i.e., binge drinking, regular marijuana use, and use of illicit drugs). METHOD Adolescents (N = 978) reported the time they spent in four common out-of-school settings at ages 15 and 18: unsupervised time with peers, organized sports, other organized activities, and paid employment. At age 26, participants reported binge drinking, marijuana use, and illicit drug use. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Adolescents' time in out-of-school settings during high school predicted age 26 substance use over and above family and adolescent factors, including adolescents' substance use during high school. Adolescents' unsupervised time with peers increased the odds and frequency of binge drinking and regular marijuana use at age 26. Time in high school organized sports increased the odds of binge drinking at age 26, but not marijuana or illicit drug use. Time spent in other organized activities, such as community service and the arts, lowered the odds of illicit drug use whereas paid employment in high school was not related to age 26 substance use. Aligned with Bornstein's specificity principle, time spent in specific out-of-school settings during adolescence were differentially related to substance use problems in early adulthood, with some activities serving as a risk factor and other activities serving as a protective factor for young adults.
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Fismen AS, Smith ORF, Helleve A, Haug E, Chatelan A, Kelly C, Dzielska A, Nardone P, Melkumova M, Ercan O, Kopcakova J, Lazzeri G, Klepp KI, Samdal O. Cross-national variation in the association between family structure and overweight and obesity: Findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged children (HBSC) study. SSM Popul Health 2022; 19:101127. [PMID: 35677220 PMCID: PMC9168136 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Trends of increased complexity in family structure have developed alongside increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity. This study examines cross-national variations in the likelihood of living with overweight and obesity among adolescents living with one parent versus two parents, as well as the influence of living with stepparents, grandparents and siblings. Furthermore, the study explores how these associations relate to age, gender and individual-level socioeconomic status (SES) and country-level SES. We hypothesised that adolescents living in one-parent versus two-parents families, were more likely to live with overweight and obesity. Methods The study is based on nationally representative data from 41 countries participating in the 2013/14 Health Behaviors in School-Aged Children study (n = 211.798). Multilevel logistic regression analysis was used to examine the associations between family structure and overweight and obesity by age, gender, SES, and geographic region, among adolescents aged 11, 13 and 15 years. Results Living with one versus two parent(s) was associated with a higher likelihood of overweight and obesity (ORadj.1.13, 95%CI 1.08,1.17). Age, gender, individual-level SES, and living with grandparents were also associated with a higher likelihood of overweight and obesity, whereas living with siblings was associated with a lower likelihood of overweight and obesity. The effect of family structure varied also by age and gender with no significant associations found between living with one parent and overweight and obesity in the 15-year-old age group. Some cross-national variation was observed, and this was partly explained by country-level SES. The effect of family structure increased by a factor 1.08 per one-unit change in country-level SES (OR 1.08, 95%CI1.03, 1.12). Conclusion The study indicates that living in a one-parent family, as well as living together with grandparents, are associated with overweight and obesity among adolescents, particularly in the Nordic European region. Existing welfare policies may be insufficient to eliminate inequalities related to family structure differences.
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- Anne-Siri Fismen
- Department of Health Promotion, Centre for Evaluation of Public Health Measures, Division of Mental and Physical Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Health Promotion, Centre for Evaluation of Public Health Measures, Division of Mental and Physical Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Bergen, Norway
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- Centre for Evaluation of Public Health Measures, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Health Promotion and Development, University of Bergen, 5020, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Teacher Education, NLA University College, 5012, Bergen, Norway
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- School of Public Health, Université libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium
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- Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health, Institute of mother and Child, Warsaw, Poland
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- National Centre for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy
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- Arabkir Medical Centre-Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Yerevan, Armenia
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- Department of Pediatrics, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Turkey
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- Department of Health Psychology and Research Methodology, Faculty of Medicine, P. J. Safarik University in Kosice, 040 01, Kosice, Slovakia
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- Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Division of Mental and Physical Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health and Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Health Promotion and Development, University of Bergen, 5020, Bergen, Norway
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Parker K, Hallingberg B, Eriksson C, Ng K, Hamrik Z, Kopcakova J, Movsesyan E, Melkumova M, Abdrakhmanova S, Badura P. Typologies of Joint Family Activities and Associations With Mental Health and Wellbeing Among Adolescents From Four Countries. J Adolesc Health 2022; 71:55-62. [PMID: 35430144 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Revised: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE This study aims to identify distinct typologies of joint family activities and the associations with mental health and wellbeing among adolescents across four countries from the World Health Organization European region. METHODS The 2017/2018 data from adolescents from Armenia (n = 3,977, Mage = 13.5 ± 1.6 years, 53.4% female), Czechia (n = 10,656, Mage = 13.4 ± 1.7, 50.1% female), Russia (n = 4,096, Mage = 13.8 ± 1.7, 52.4% female), and Slovakia (n = 3,282, Mage = 13.4 ± 1.5, 51.0% female) were collected in schools. The respondents self-reported their participation in joint family leisure-time activities, life satisfaction, psychological and somatic complaints, as well as a range of demographic and family situational factors. Stratified by countries, latent class analysis identified typologies of joint family activities, and logistic regression models explored cross-sectional associations with life satisfaction, and psychological and somatic complaints. RESULTS Three typologies were identified across each of the four countries, distinguished by low, moderate, and high levels of family engagement. Adolescents with higher family engagement generally reported greater life satisfaction and fewer psychological complaints compared to those with lower family engagement. Russian adolescents in the high family engagement typology reported fewer somatic complaints compared to those with low family engagement. In addition, adolescents from Czechia and Russia showing moderate family engagement also reported fewer psychological complaints compared to those in the low family engagement typology. DISCUSSION Our findings from four countries suggest that adolescents with high family engagement have greater life satisfaction and fewer psychological complaints, pointing toward a need for interventions to support family engagement among adolescents. Further research is needed to fully explore underlying mechanisms.
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- Kate Parker
- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Physical Activity for Health Research Cluster, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Health Psychology and Research Methodology, Faculty of Medicine, P. J. Safarik University, Kosice, Slovakia
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- Arabkir Medical Centre, Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Yerevan, Armenia
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- Arabkir Medical Centre, Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Yerevan, Armenia
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- National Center of Public Health of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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O'Flaherty M, Baxter J, Campbell A. Do extracurricular activities contribute to better adolescent outcomes? A fixed-effects panel data approach. J Adolesc 2022; 94:855-866. [PMID: 35754368 DOI: 10.1002/jad.12069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Extracurricular activity participation is associated with positive academic, health, and behavioral outcomes for adolescents, but these findings may reflect unobserved confounding rather than participation effects. METHOD Data were drawn from 3885 adolescents aged 12-15 in a nationally representative cohort of Australian adolescents. Effects of participation in three kinds of extracurricular activity (team sport, individual sport, and arts) on an array of outcomes were modeled using fixed-effects regression to account for potential unobserved confounding. RESULTS Strong bivariate relationships between all forms of activity participation and positive adolescent outcomes were found. These associations were much smaller in the fixed-effects analysis, but beneficial effects of sports for mental health and arts for peer group characteristics remained statistically significant. Minimal effects of extracurricular activity participation for academic achievement were found. CONCLUSION Extracurricular activity participation has beneficial effects on adolescents' mental health and exposure to peers' delinquent behavior.
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- Martin O'Flaherty
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course, Institute for Social Science Research, University of Queensland, Indooroopilly, Queensland, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course, Institute for Social Science Research, University of Queensland, Indooroopilly, Queensland, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course, Institute for Social Science Research, University of Queensland, Indooroopilly, Queensland, Australia
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Hobza V, Maracek M, Hamrik Z. Organized Sport Activities of 11 to 15-Year-Old Adolescents: Trends from 2010-2018 and Socioeconomic Context. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19106074. [PMID: 35627611 PMCID: PMC9140687 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19106074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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The aim of this paper was to analyse the trends in the participation of Czech adolescents in organized sport activities in relation to the socioeconomic status (SES) of their families. The sample consisted of 11, 13 and 15-year-old children (N = 4425 (2010), 10,361 (2014) and 13,377 (2018)); the data were collected as part of the HBSC Study in the Czech Republic. The findings suggest that adolescents from affluent families tend to participate more often in organized sports—both team activities and individual activities. Fifteen-year-old adolescents from families with a high SES are 3.01 times more likely to participate in individual organized sports than adolescents from low-SES families. The gap between participation in sport activities increases with the children’s age but does not change significantly during the observed period. The findings suggest that public health policy should be oriented towards children from less-affluent families.
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Boelens M, Smit MS, Windhorst DA, Jonkman HJ, Hosman CMH, Raat H, Jansen W. Associations between organised leisure-time activities and mental health problems in children. Eur J Pediatr 2022; 181:3867-3877. [PMID: 36097198 PMCID: PMC9467418 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-022-04591-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Previous studies conducted mainly among adolescents have found associations between participation in sport organised leisure-time activities (OLTAs) and mental health problems (MHP). Fewer research studies have been performed to primary school-aged children and to organised non-sport OLTAs. Therefore, the objective is to examine whether there is an association between participation in sport and non-sport OLTAs and a high risk of MHP in 4- to 12-year-olds. Data were used on 5010 children from a cross-sectional population-based survey conducted between May and July 2018 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Associations between sport OLTAs, non-sport OLTAs and breadth of OLTAs and a high risk of MHP were explored using logistic regression models adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics, stressful life events and physical activity. Of all children, 58% participated in sport OLTAs and 22% in non-sport OLTAs. The proportion of children with high risk of MHP among participants in sport OLTAs is smaller than among non-participants (OR 0.66, 95% CI: 0.53, 0.81). The proportion of children with high risk of MHP among participants in non-sport OLTAs is smaller than among non-participants (OR 0.69, 95% CI: 0.53, 0.91). The proportion of children with a high risk of MHP among participants in 1 category of OLTAs (OR 0.61, 95% CI: 0.49, 0.76) and in 2-5 categories of OLTAs (OR 0.48, 95% CI: 0.32, 0.71) is smaller than among non-participants. Conclusion: The proportion of children with high risk of MHP among participants in OLTAs is smaller than among non-participants. What is Known: • Around 10--20% of children and adolescents experiences mental health problems. • Sport organised leisure-time activities have been found to be associated with a lower risk of mental health problems in adolescents. What is New: • The proportion of children with a high risk of mental health problems in participants in organised leisure-time activities is smaller than among non-participants. • The proportion of children with a high risk of mental health problems in participants with a higher breadth of organised leisure-time activities is smaller compared to non-participants.
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- Mirte Boelens
- Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, PO BOX 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, PO BOX 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, PO BOX 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands ,Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands ,TNO Child Health, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands ,Department of Clinical Psychology, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands ,Hosman Prevention and Innovation Consultancy, Berg en Dal, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, PO BOX 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, PO BOX 2040, 3000, CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. .,Department of Social Development, Municipality of Rotterdam, PO BOX 70032, 3000, LP, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Bulimwengu AS, Cartmel J. The tween years: A systematic literature review for services for children aged 10-13 years. Heliyon 2022; 8:e08822. [PMID: 35128107 PMCID: PMC8810366 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e08822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2021] [Revised: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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AIM To explore the literature about services and interventions provided to tween children as the basis for informing future practice and policy. BACKGROUND The tween years (10-13 years) is a period in human development where children experience rapid physical and mental development; their thinking and actions are influenced by peer pressure, risk taking, concerns about their body image, size, and gender, and may become victims to bullying and increasing levels of mental ill-health. It may also be a time of transition between schooling institutions. Despite the multiplicity of these factors, pre-adolescents appear to be receiving little attention from both service providers and policy makers. METHODS Following the PRISMA reporting guidelines, a systematic search of peer-reviewed papers was conducted between June 2020 and April 2021. Studies were selected by screening their abstracts and titles. In total, 44 articles were included for in-depth analysis. Of these, 17 were randomised studies and 10 were non-randomised, and all were subjected to the assessment of risk of bias using the Review Manager Tool and ROBINS-I Tool respectively. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS Data was extracted by type of service/intervention/program, country, and type of study/methodology, aim, sample size, age range, and findings. Data synthesis was performed using thematic analysis and content analysis. The results are presented in an outcome summary table highlighting the study's outcomes including the provided programs, their acceptability, and their impacts on factors such as anxiety and depression levels, change of attitude, behavioural control, weight loss, resilience and coping, emotional regulation, self-esteem, and improved well-being. CONCLUSION The majority of programs described in this review reported positive results, and as a result have the potential to make a valuable contribution to future practice, policy, and research involving the tweens.
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Cosma A, Pavelka J, Badura P. Leisure Time Use and Adolescent Mental Well-Being: Insights from the COVID-19 Czech Spring Lockdown. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:12812. [PMID: 34886538 PMCID: PMC8657078 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182312812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND As leisure-one of the crucial life domains-was completely disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, our study aimed to investigate how adolescents spent their leisure time during the Spring 2020 lockdown. Secondly, we aimed to investigate the associations between the perceived changes in leisure time use, the leisure activities adolescents engaged in, and the associations with well-being during the Spring 2020 lockdown in Czechia. METHODS Data from 3438 participants were included in this study (54.2% girls; mean age = 13.45, SD = 1.62). First, the initial number of items measuring leisure, electronic media use, and sports was reduced through Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Multivariate linear regression models tested the associations between leisure domains and mental well-being Results: The amount of leisure time, together with socially active leisure and sports and physical activity, formed the strongest positive predictors of mental well-being, whereas idle activities and time spent on electronic media acted as negative predictors. The amount of time spent doing schoolwork was unrelated to mental well-being. CONCLUSIONS Overall, our results support the idea that leisure as a promoting factor for well-being is not just a matter of its amount but rather of engagement in meaningful and fulfilling activities.
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- Alina Cosma
- Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology, Olomouc University Social Health Institute, Palacký University Olomouc, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic;
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- Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, 771 11 Olomouc, Czech Republic;
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- Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, 771 11 Olomouc, Czech Republic;
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McIsaac M, Reaume M, Phillips S, Michaelson V, Steeves V, Davison C, Vafaei A, King N, Pickett W. A novel application of a data mining technique to study intersections in the social determinants of mental health among young Canadians. SSM Popul Health 2021; 16:100946. [PMID: 34746359 PMCID: PMC8551646 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Objectives Adolescent mental health is an emergent clinical and public health priority in Canada. Gender-based differences in mental health are well established. The objective of this study was to evaluate a new data mining technique to identify social locations of young Canadians where differences in mental health between adolescent males and females were most pronounced. Methods We examined reports from 21,221 young Canadians aged 11-15 years (10,349 males, 10,872 females) who had responded to a 2018 national health and health behaviours survey. Using recursive partitioning for subgroup identification (SIDES), we identified social locations that were associated with the strongest differences between males and females for three reported mental health outcomes: positive psychosomatic health, symptoms of depression, and having a diagnosed mental illness. Results The SIDES algorithm identified both established and new intersections of social factors that were associated with gender-based differences in mental health experiences, most favouring males. Discussion This analysis represents a novel proof-of-concept to demonstrate the utility of a subgroup identification algorithm to reveal important differences in mental health experiences between adolescent males and females. The algorithm detected new social locations (i.e., where gender intersected with other characteristics) associated with poor mental health outcomes. These findings set the stage for further intersectional research, involving both quantitative and qualitative analyses, to explore how axes of discrimination may intersect to shape potential gender-based health inequalities that emerge during childhood.
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- M.A. McIsaac
- School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada
- Corresponding author. School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Ave, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada.
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Centre for Studies in Primary Care, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Health Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada
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- Department of Criminology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Centre for Studies in Primary Care, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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Albertos A, Koning I, Benítez E, De Irala J. Adolescents' Alcohol Use: Does the Type of Leisure Activity Matter? A Cross-National Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:11477. [PMID: 34769992 PMCID: PMC8582791 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182111477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The main objective of this study was to analyze the relationship between structured, unstructured, and family leisure activities on the frequency of adolescent alcohol intake across three different countries (Spain, Peru, and The Netherlands). The self-control of adolescents was also investigated as a moderator in the relationship between leisure activities and alcohol consumption. METHODOLOGY This research involved 4608 adolescents aged between 12 and 17 from three countries (Spain, Peru, and The Netherlands). In Spain and Peru, data was collected through a self-report questionnaire which was part of the Your Life project. In The Netherlands, a self-questionnaire was used, collected by the University of Utrecht. A multiple logistic regression was performed for each country. RESULTS The results showed that participation in unstructured leisure activities increased the likelihood of drinking more frequently and more heavily in all three countries. Structured leisure activities, in general, did not have a significant predictive effect on alcohol consumption in any of the countries. Family leisure activities reduced the risk of engaging in yearly alcohol use and yearly binge drinking among adolescents, especially in The Netherlands and Spain. The protective effect of family leisure and unstructured leisure risk on yearly alcohol use applied especially to Dutch adolescents with a low level of self-control. DISCUSSION The article emphasizes the need for parents to engage in leisure activities with their child; participation in unstructured activities is not to be encouraged.
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- Aranzazu Albertos
- School of Education and Psychology, University of Navarra, 31009 Pamplona, Spain;
- Institute for Culture and Society (ICS), 31009 Pamplona, Spain;
- Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Youth Studies, Interdisciplinary Social Science, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80140, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands;
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- Institute for Culture and Society (ICS), 31009 Pamplona, Spain;
- Instituto de Ciencia de los Datos e Inteligencia Artificial (DATAI), 31009 Pamplona, Spain
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- Institute for Culture and Society (ICS), 31009 Pamplona, Spain;
- Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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Fraguela-Vale R, Varela-Crespo L, Varela-Garrote L, Carretero-García M. The influence of gender and family educational background on leisure satisfaction among Spanish adolescents. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE AND YOUTH 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/02673843.2021.1970595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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- Raúl Fraguela-Vale
- Department of Specific Didactics and Methods of Research and Diagnosis in Education, University of a Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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- Department of Pedagogy and Learning, University of Santiago De Compostela, Santiago De Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Specific Didactics and Methods of Research and Diagnosis in Education, University of a Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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- Department of Specific Didactics and Methods of Research and Diagnosis in Education, University of a Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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