Changes in Families’ Leisure, Educational/Work and Social Screen Time Behaviours before and during COVID-19 in Australia: Findings from the Our Life at Home Study

This study aimed to understand differences in leisure, educational/work and social screen time behaviours experienced by parents and children due to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, which may inform behaviour change strategies and policy in the transition to a COVID-normal life. Participants in the “...

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Autores principales:	Lauren Arundell, Jenny Veitch, Shannon Sahlqvist, Riaz Uddin, Nicola D. Ridgers, Jo Salmon, Anna Timperio, Kate Parker
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	child adolescent family television leisure activities social interaction Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2a8c7b9321e9435b977d7d9f532aad3f2021-11-11T16:28:20ZChanges in Families’ Leisure, Educational/Work and Social Screen Time Behaviours before and during COVID-19 in Australia: Findings from the Our Life at Home Study10.3390/ijerph1821113351660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/2a8c7b9321e9435b977d7d9f532aad3f2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11335https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601This study aimed to understand differences in leisure, educational/work and social screen time behaviours experienced by parents and children due to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, which may inform behaviour change strategies and policy in the transition to a COVID-normal life. Participants in the “Our Life at Home” study (<i>n</i> = 218 parents from Australia, 43.4 ± 6.8 years, 88% female) completed a cross-sectional online survey in April/May 2020. Parents recalled their own and their child (8.7 ± 2.0 years, 42% female) or adolescents (15.0 ± 1.5 years, 50% female) participation in nine screen time behaviours in the past month (during lockdown) and retrospectively for February 2020 (pre-lockdown), providing data on 436 individuals. Screen time behaviours included leisure (computer/laptop and tablet/smartphone for leisure, TV/videos/DVDs and game consoles); education/work (computer/laptop and tablet/smartphone for work/education); and social screen time (computer/tablet/smartphone for social communication with friends, family and work (parents only)). Wilcoxon signed-rank tests and effect sizes (<i>r</i>) compared the time spent in each behaviour pre-lockdown and during lockdown. Large differences were observed in social (parents: <i>r</i> = 0.41–0.57; children: <i>r</i> = 0.55–0.65; adolescents: <i>r</i> = 0.28–0.43) and education (children: <i>r</i> = 0.50–0.65 and adolescents: <i>r</i> = 0.25–0.37) behaviours. There were small or no differences in leisure time screen use. COVID-19 lockdown restrictions have impacted parent’s and children’s screen time, and future research and policy should consider strategies to support families to manage screen time.Lauren ArundellJenny VeitchShannon SahlqvistRiaz UddinNicola D. RidgersJo SalmonAnna TimperioKate ParkerMDPI AGarticlechildadolescentfamilytelevisionleisure activitiessocial interactionMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11335, p 11335 (2021)
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spellingShingle	child adolescent family television leisure activities social interaction Medicine R Lauren Arundell Jenny Veitch Shannon Sahlqvist Riaz Uddin Nicola D. Ridgers Jo Salmon Anna Timperio Kate Parker Changes in Families’ Leisure, Educational/Work and Social Screen Time Behaviours before and during COVID-19 in Australia: Findings from the Our Life at Home Study
description	This study aimed to understand differences in leisure, educational/work and social screen time behaviours experienced by parents and children due to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, which may inform behaviour change strategies and policy in the transition to a COVID-normal life. Participants in the “Our Life at Home” study (<i>n</i> = 218 parents from Australia, 43.4 ± 6.8 years, 88% female) completed a cross-sectional online survey in April/May 2020. Parents recalled their own and their child (8.7 ± 2.0 years, 42% female) or adolescents (15.0 ± 1.5 years, 50% female) participation in nine screen time behaviours in the past month (during lockdown) and retrospectively for February 2020 (pre-lockdown), providing data on 436 individuals. Screen time behaviours included leisure (computer/laptop and tablet/smartphone for leisure, TV/videos/DVDs and game consoles); education/work (computer/laptop and tablet/smartphone for work/education); and social screen time (computer/tablet/smartphone for social communication with friends, family and work (parents only)). Wilcoxon signed-rank tests and effect sizes (<i>r</i>) compared the time spent in each behaviour pre-lockdown and during lockdown. Large differences were observed in social (parents: <i>r</i> = 0.41–0.57; children: <i>r</i> = 0.55–0.65; adolescents: <i>r</i> = 0.28–0.43) and education (children: <i>r</i> = 0.50–0.65 and adolescents: <i>r</i> = 0.25–0.37) behaviours. There were small or no differences in leisure time screen use. COVID-19 lockdown restrictions have impacted parent’s and children’s screen time, and future research and policy should consider strategies to support families to manage screen time.
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author	Lauren Arundell Jenny Veitch Shannon Sahlqvist Riaz Uddin Nicola D. Ridgers Jo Salmon Anna Timperio Kate Parker
author_facet	Lauren Arundell Jenny Veitch Shannon Sahlqvist Riaz Uddin Nicola D. Ridgers Jo Salmon Anna Timperio Kate Parker
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title	Changes in Families’ Leisure, Educational/Work and Social Screen Time Behaviours before and during COVID-19 in Australia: Findings from the Our Life at Home Study
title_short	Changes in Families’ Leisure, Educational/Work and Social Screen Time Behaviours before and during COVID-19 in Australia: Findings from the Our Life at Home Study
title_full	Changes in Families’ Leisure, Educational/Work and Social Screen Time Behaviours before and during COVID-19 in Australia: Findings from the Our Life at Home Study
title_fullStr	Changes in Families’ Leisure, Educational/Work and Social Screen Time Behaviours before and during COVID-19 in Australia: Findings from the Our Life at Home Study
title_full_unstemmed	Changes in Families’ Leisure, Educational/Work and Social Screen Time Behaviours before and during COVID-19 in Australia: Findings from the Our Life at Home Study
title_sort	changes in families’ leisure, educational/work and social screen time behaviours before and during covid-19 in australia: findings from the our life at home study
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/2a8c7b9321e9435b977d7d9f532aad3f
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Changes in Families’ Leisure, Educational/Work and Social Screen Time Behaviours before and during COVID-19 in Australia: Findings from the Our Life at Home Study

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