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Ng K, Adayeva A, Abdrakhmanova S, Whiting S, Williams J, Slazhnyova T, Kaussova G. Patterns and trajectories of inequality in physical activity from childhood to adolescence in Kazakhstan. Prev Med Rep 2024; 42:102729. [PMID: 38659995 PMCID: PMC11039393 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2024.102729] [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: 03/07/2024] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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Objective Sociodemographic differences in physical activity (PA) levels during the transition from childhood to adolescence, particularly in Central Asian countries, is lacking. In this study, we examine individual, family and environmental sociodemographic variables associated with PA among children and young adolescents in Kazakhstan. Study design Secondary data analyses of two nationally representative cross-sectional studies administered by parents of children (aged 7-9 y) and by self-report surveys (adolescents aged, 11-15 y) . Methods The 2020 Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) and 2018 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HSBC) studies were used. Predictors of daily PA by individual (gender, grade, weight status), family (family composition, family employment, family wealth), and environment (school location) factors were analysed through binary logistic regressions after adjusting for screen time. Results Among both children and adolescents, males were more physically active than females. Daily PA among children was positively associated with high family employment (OR = 1.23, CI = 1.03-1.48) or living in an urban location (OR = 0.58, CI = 0.49-0.70). Daily PA was associated with low family wealth, two-parent families (OR = 1.25 CI = 1.08-1.44) or living in a rural location (OR = 1.18 CI = 1.04-1.34) among adolescents. Conclusion In Kazakhstan, the trajectory of children's and adolescent's PA levels, differed according to individual, family and environmental characteristics , suggesting a need for age-specific, targeted interventions to promote PA, appropriate policies that promote programs in schools, communities, and development of infrastructure for physically active lifestyles.
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- Kwok Ng
- Physical Activity for Health Research Centre, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Ireland
- Faculty of Education, University of Turku, Finland
- Institute of Innovation in Sports Science, Lithuanian Sports University, Lithuania
- Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
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- National Center of Public Health of the Ministry of Health, Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan Medical University "High School of Public Health", Kazakhstan
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- National Center of Public Health of the Ministry of Health, Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan Medical University "High School of Public Health", Kazakhstan
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- Special Initiative on NCDs and Innovation, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Special Initiative on NCDs and Innovation, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Kazakhstan Medical University "High School of Public Health", Kazakhstan
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Kim EJ, Kang HW, Park SM. Determinants of the happiness of adolescents: A leisure perspective. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0301843. [PMID: 38593163 PMCID: PMC11003699 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024] Open
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Leisure plays a key role in the happiness of youth. Studies have shown that various factors of leisure, such as the type, the time, the cost, and the space, have an influence on the adolescents' happiness. However, little is known about which of these factors is a major factor in youth's happiness. The purpose of this study is to explore the leisure factors that determine happiness in adolescents by examining the relationship between happiness and various leisure factors. The study used the method of machine learning to analyze national statistical data, National Leisure Activity Survey. The data used in this study were from the National Leisure Activity Survey 2019, which is a national statistic produced by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in the Republic of Korea. The analysis found that leisure perceptions, academic and leisure balance, and public leisure space have a very important impact on the adolescents' well-being. The findings of this research may contribute to a better understanding of leisure and happiness in adolescents, and will also help adolescents make better use of their leisure time, leading to better leisure lives, and ultimately contribute to raising their level of happiness.
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- Eui-Jae Kim
- Department of Recreation and Leisure Sports, College of Sport Science, Dankook University, Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Recreation and Leisure Sports, College of Sport Science, Dankook University, Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of English Language, College of Foreign Languages, Dankook University, Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, Republic of Korea
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Sekaran VC, Prabhu V, Ashok L, D’Souza B, Shetty SD, Nair R. Predictors of Adolescent Internalizing and Externalizing Mental Health Symptoms: A School-Based Study in Southern India. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2024; 21:393. [PMID: 38673306 PMCID: PMC11050696 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21040393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2024] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Mental illnesses are one of the major contributors to the overall burden of disease among the young. We investigated the predictors of emotional and behavioral problems among in-school adolescents in the Indian context. METHODS Using stratified sampling, 1441 adolescents were recruited to participate in the study in Udupi taluk. The study instruments included a socio-demographic pro forma and the adolescent self-reporting version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) to assess the emotional and behavioral problems among them. We explored the predictors of total difficulties, as well as externalizing and internalizing problems and gender differences. SPSS version 25 was used to analyze the data. Descriptive statistics, a Chi-square test for associations, an independent t-test to explore the gender differences, correlation analysis, and backward stepwise logistic regression for the predictors were used. RESULTS The mean age of the participants was 15.31 ± 0.76. An almost equal percentage of male (49.6%) and female (50.4%) participants provided data. Abnormal scores were highest under conduct problems (8.5%), and the total difficulties reached 5.1%. The male participants had higher levels of conduct, hyperactivity, peer relationship, and externalizing problems the while the female participants experienced higher levels of emotional and internalizing problems. It was observed that there was a significant positive relationship between age and emotional problems, conduct problems, hyperactivity, peer problems, and total SDQ score. An older age predicted an abnormal total difficulties score and externalizing and internalizing behaviors, while the type of school predicted the total difficulties and internalizing behaviors. CONCLUSION The age of the adolescent, their gender, and the type of school they attended emerged as predictors of the emotional and behavioral problems among them.
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- Varalakshmi Chandra Sekaran
- Department of Health Policy, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, India
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- Department of Health Policy, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, India
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- Department of Social and Health Innovation, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, India
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- Department of Social and Health Innovation, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, India
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- Division of Anatomy, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, India
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- Department of Social and Health Innovation, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, India
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Jia Y, Wang H, Zhang Z, Wang J, Yi M, Chen O. Parenting style and child asthma control in families of school-age children with asthma: The mediating effects of children's general self-efficacy and medication adherence. J Pediatr Nurs 2023; 73:e293-e301. [PMID: 37805379 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2023.09.025] [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: 09/25/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/09/2023]
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PURPOSE Parenting style plays a pivotal role in children's chronic disease control. However, the relationship and underlying mechanism between parenting style and asthma control remain unclear. This study investigated the effects of parenting style on children's general self-efficacy, medication adherence and asthma control and the mediating effects of general self-efficacy and medication adherence among school-age children with asthma. DESIGN AND METHODS A cross-sectional study with a convenience sampling approach was conducted. This study followed the STROBE guidelines. School-age children with asthma and their parents (N = 211) from pediatric respiratory clinics in China completed the General Questionnaire, Short-Egna Minnen av. Barndoms Uppfostran-Chinese, General Self-Efficacy Scale, Medication Adherence Questionnaire and Childhood Asthma Control Test. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the mediation models. RESULTS Positive parenting style was positively correlated with child general self-efficacy, medication adherence and asthma control (r = 0.602, 0.572, 0.613, p < 0.001). Negative parenting style was negatively correlated with child general self-efficacy, medication adherence and asthma control (r = -0.535, -0.598, -0.586, p < 0.001). Structure Equation Modle (SEM) results indicated that the relationships between positive parenting style, negative parenting style and child asthma control were mediated by general self-efficacy (Effect Size [ES]: 0.209, 95%CI [0.075, 0.372]; and ES: -0.229, 95%CI [-0.387, -0.103], respectively) and medication adherence (ES: 0.128, 95%CI [0.032, 0.322]; and ES: -0.190, 95%CI [-0.432, -0.071], respectively) and together in serial (ES: 0.177, 95%CI [0.076, 0.295]; and ES: -0.118, 95%CI [-0.235, -0.020], respectively). CONCLUSIONS Parenting style may impact child asthma through both child general self-efficacy and medication adherence. The study may provide useful intervention targets for improving asthma control. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Nurses should encourage parents to increase positive parenting style while decreasing negative parenting style. Family interventions focusing on general self-efficacy and medication adherence may be advantageous to improve asthma control.
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- Yuanmin Jia
- School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China.
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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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Koyasu H, Ogasawara S, Kikusui T, Nagasawa M. Ownership of dogs and cats leads to higher levels of well-being and general trust through family involvement in late adolescence. Front Vet Sci 2023; 10:1220265. [PMID: 37720475 PMCID: PMC10501153 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1220265] [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: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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Introduction Late adolescence is a crucial period during which individuals connect with new communities. Furthermore, their mental health has lasting effects on their overall well-being. Involvement with family and the local community plays a significant role in shaping adolescents' personalities and well-being. Additionally, pets, such as dogs and cats, function as social catalysts and increase interactions with family and the local community. We hypothesized that pet ownership would increase involvement with family and the local community and thereby impact adolescents' personalities and well-being. Methods Therefore, this study investigated whether owning dogs or cats was related to well-being through increased involvement with family and local community members in late adolescence. Data were collected via a questionnaire administered to high school and university students. The questionnaire included questions on basic information about adolescents and their families, pet ownership experience, family and local community involvement, well-being, cultural estrangement inventory, and general trust. Results Structural equation modeling revealed that adolescent women who owned dogs or cats had higher well-being and general trust through their involvement with their families. Although previous research reported that men who had experienced pet ownership in childhood were more sociable in old age, the effect of pet ownership on men was not observed in this study. Discussion During late adolescence, when individuals experience many connections with new communities, the effects of pets may temporarily decrease. Therefore, future cohort studies should examine the effects of pets on each age group.
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- Laboratory of Human-Animal Interaction and Reciprocity, Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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Joint Family Activities and Adolescent Health and Wellbeing: Further Considerations Following the War in Ukraine. J Adolesc Health 2022; 71:132-133. [PMID: 35718388 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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