An international comparison of patterns of participation in leisure activities for children with and without disabilities in Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands

Ullenhag, Anna; Bult, M. K.; Nyquist, Anna; Ketelaar, Marjolijn; Jahnsen, Ranvig; Krumlinde‐Sundholm, Lena; Almqvist, Lena; Granlund, Mats

doi:10.3109/17518423.2012.694915

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“…Children with disabilities may experience different obstacles in school and support systems, which again might influence patterns of participation in leisure time activities [17]. It is likely that positive habits acquired during childhood and youth might prevent adverse behavior later in life and have a positive impact on health.…”

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Cultural activity participation and associations with self-perceived health, life-satisfaction and mental health: the Young HUNT Study, Norway

Hansen

Sund

Knudtsen³

et al. 2015

BMC Public Health

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BackgroundLeisure time activities and culture participation may have health effects and be important in pulic health promotion. More knowledge on how cultural activity participation may influence self-perceived health, life-satisfaction, self-esteem and mental health is needed.MethodsThis article use data from the general population-based Norwegian HUNT Study, using the cross-sectional Young-HUNT3 (2006–08) Survey including 8200 adolescents. Data on cultural activity participation, self-perceived health, life-satisfaction, self-esteem, anxiety and depression were collected by self-reported questionnaires.ResultsBoth attending meetings or training in an organisation or club, and attending sports events were positively associated with each of the health parameters good self-percieved health, good life-satisfaction, good self-esteem, and low anxiety and depression symptoms. We found differences according to gender and age (13–15 years versus 16–19 years old) for several culture activities, where girls aged 16–19 years seemed to benefit most from being culturally active. The extent of participation seemed to matter. Those who had frequent participation in cultural activities reported better health outcomes compared to inactive adolecents.ConclusionsThe results from this study indicate that participation in cultural activities may be positively associated with health, life-satisfaction and self-esteem in adolescents and thus important in public health promotion. Possible sex and age differences should be taken into account.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12889-015-1873-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Cultural activity participation and associations with self-perceived health, life-satisfaction and mental health: the Young HUNT Study, Norway

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Knudtsen³

et al. 2015

BMC Public Health

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“…Even though more integrated school systems are found to have positive influence on the level of participation in leisure activities of children with disabilities (including children with intellectual disabilities) (Ullenhag et al 2012), physical proximity in the community alone does not appear to ensure social inclusion in peer activities and interactions (Solish, Minnes, and Kupferschmidt 2003).…”

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Disability leisure: in what kind of activities, and when and how do youths with intellectual disabilities participate?

Melbøe¹,

Ytterhus

2016

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

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The article examines what kind of activities youths with intellectual disabilities participate in during their leisure time, and when and how they participate. The analysis is based on qualitative interviews of ten youths with intellectual disabilities (aged 13-16 years) and their parents (N=20). The study reveals that intellectually disabled youths have the same preferences and wishes for leisure activities as their non-disabled peers. Both genders prefer sports and cultural activities. However, a closer examination reveals marginalisation of intellectually disabled youths from leisure activities organised for young people in general. In our society, the understanding that leisure activities are a private concern is based on the idea of the 'normate'. The 'normate' emerges when we explore the social processes of participation that constitute otherness and systematically marginalise groups of people, here intellectually disabled youths, from organised leisure activities.

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“…This study contributes to previous reports about the CAPE's ability to indicate unique expressions of participation patterns of children from different cultural backgrounds. Nevertheless, as was previously suggested (14,66), further studies should confirm whether it objectively reflects cultural impacts on children's participation, or whether the differences between groups result from lack of inclusion of items representing cultural characteristics that differ from those found in Canada. Studies on children with typical development provide a baseline with which participation patterns of children with disabilities may be compared.…”

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Comparing participation patterns in out-of-school activities between Israeli Jewish and Muslim children

Engel‐Yeger

2013

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

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An international comparison of patterns of participation in leisure activities for children with and without disabilities in Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands

Cited by 56 publications

References 49 publications

Cultural activity participation and associations with self-perceived health, life-satisfaction and mental health: the Young HUNT Study, Norway

Cultural activity participation and associations with self-perceived health, life-satisfaction and mental health: the Young HUNT Study, Norway

Disability leisure: in what kind of activities, and when and how do youths with intellectual disabilities participate?

Comparing participation patterns in out-of-school activities between Israeli Jewish and Muslim children

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