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| Title |
Social inequalities in young children’s sports participation and outdoor play
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| Published in |
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, December 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12966-014-0155-3 |
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| Authors |
Anne I Wijtzes, Wilma Jansen, Selma H Bouthoorn, Niek Pot, Albert Hofman, Vincent W V Jaddoe, Hein Raat |
| Abstract |
BackgroundResearch on social inequalities in sports participation and unstructured physical activity among young children is scarce. This study aimed to assess the associations of family SEP and ethnic background with children¿s sports participation and outdoor play.MethodsWe analyzed data from 4726 ethnically diverse 6-year-old children participating in the Generation R Study. Variables were assessed by parent-reported questionnaires when the child was 6 years old. Low level of outdoor play was defined as outdoor play <1 hour per day. Series of multiple logistic regression analyses were performed to assess associations of family socioeconomic position (SEP) and ethnic background with children¿s sports participation and outdoor play.ResultsSocioeconomic inequalities in children¿s sports participation were found when using maternal educational level (p¿<¿0.05), paternal educational level (p¿<¿0.05), maternal employment status (p¿<¿0.05), and household income (p¿<¿0.05) as family SEP indicator (less sports participation among low SEP children). Socioeconomic inequalities in children¿s outdoor play were found when using household income only (p¿<¿0.05) (more often outdoor play <1 hour per day among children from low income household). All ethnic minority children were significantly more likely to not to participate in sports and play outdoor <1 hour per day compared with native Dutch children. Adjustment for family SEP attenuated associations considerably, especially with respect to sports participation.ConclusionLow SEP children and ethnic minority children are more likely not to participate in sports and more likely to display low levels of outdoor play compared with high SEP children and native Dutch children, respectively. In order to design effective interventions, further research, including qualitative studies, is needed to explore more in detail the pathways relating family SEP and ethnic background to children¿s sports participation and outdoor play. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 19 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 6 | 32% |
| United States | 2 | 11% |
| France | 1 | 5% |
| Andorra | 1 | 5% |
| Germany | 1 | 5% |
| Canada | 1 | 5% |
| Australia | 1 | 5% |
| Chile | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 5 | 26% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 9 | 47% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 6 | 32% |
| Scientists | 4 | 21% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 201 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 199 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 37 | 18% |
| Researcher | 31 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 25 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 13 | 6% |
| Other | 29 | 14% |
| Unknown | 51 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 37 | 18% |
| Sports and Recreations | 22 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 19 | 9% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 8% |
| Psychology | 12 | 6% |
| Other | 31 | 15% |
| Unknown | 63 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 22. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 May 2022.
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#1,737,335
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Outputs from International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
#618
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#22,705
of 366,835 outputs
Outputs of similar age from International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
#6
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