Social inequalities in young children’s sports participation and outdoor play

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Hein Raat²  Vincent W V Jaddoe¹  Albert Hofman³  Niek Pot⁴  Selma H Bouthoorn²  Wilma Jansen⁵  Anne I Wijtzes² 

[1] Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands;Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam 3000, CA, The Netherlands;Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands;School of Human Movement & Sports, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, Zwolle, the Netherlands;Department of Social Development, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

关键词: Physical activity;    Inequalities;    Outdoor play;    Sports;    Ethnic;    Socioeconomic;   

Others  :  1146172
DOI  :  10.1186/s12966-014-0155-3

 received in 2014-06-20, accepted in 2014-12-05,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

Research on social inequalities in sports participation and unstructured physical activity among young children is scarce. This study aimed to assess the associations of family socioeconomic position (SEP) and ethnic background with children’s sports participation and outdoor play.

Methods

We 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 SEP and ethnic background with children’s sports participation and outdoor play.

Results

Socioeconomic 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.

Conclusion

Low 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.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Wijtzes et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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