Journal
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
Volume -, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-02759-y
Keywords
Covid-19; Child health; Family adaptation; Health promotion; Time use
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- Foundation for Science and Technology by Portuguese national funds of the MCTES
- European funds of the POCH (European Social Fund), within CIEC - Research Centre on Child Studies of the University of Minho [UID/CED/00317/2019, SFRH/BD/135674/2018]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [UID/CED/00317/2019, SFRH/BD/135674/2018] Funding Source: FCT
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This study investigated children's daily activities during the lockdown and post-lockdown period, finding that there was an increase in sedentary behaviors and a decrease in active leisure and playing activities, particularly among socioeconomically vulnerable children. Girls were less physically active but engaged more in play and social activities compared to boys. Factors such as sleep, active leisure, playing and learning activities, and family coping strategies were found to be linked to better overall child well-being.
Learning, leisure, social, and movement activities are essential facets of children ' s development affecting their physical, mental, and social well-being. During the first Covid-19 lockdown and post-lockdown period, children ' s everyday lives were disrupted and altered in significant ways for an extended period, raising several concerns regarding its negative effects. This study investigated children ' s daily activities during the lockdown and post-lockdown period, considering child and family factors that influenced their participation, and the effects of daily activities on child well-being. Cross-sectional data were collected during June and July 2020 from a sample of 3(rd) and 4(th) graders (n = 110) and their parents. Participants reported the intensity of children ' s weekly participation in various learning, leisure, socializing, and movement activities, child and family characteristics, and child well-being outcomes. Findings indicate an overall pattern characterized by a higher prevalence of sedentary behaviors (screen time) and a lower prevalence of active leisure and playing activities, particularly among socioeconomically vulnerable children. Compared to boys, girls were less physically active but engaged more in play and social activities. In addition, sleep, active leisure, playing and learning activities, and family coping strategies were linked to better overall child well-being. These findings help identify promising avenues for effective intervention strategies, at the family and community levels, aimed at promoting child well-being and mitigating harm during the present and future crises.
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