Child and Adolescent Time Use and Well-Being: A Study of Current Debates and Empirical Evidence

Pablo Gracia
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Pablo Gracia: Trinity College Dublin

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Abstract: The way children and adolescents use their time in daily activities is critical for their present and future well-being. This study discusses current scholarship on children’s and adolescents’ time use by examining (1) how child and adolescent daily activity patterns matter for well-being outcomes; (2) how child and adolescent time use differs by demographic and socioeconomic factors; (3) what role national contexts play in shaping different time-use patterns among children and adolescents. The study discusses evidence across different high-income countries by analysing research addressing six types of activities (i.e., family activities; educational activities; screen-based activities; physical activities; sleep; and unpaid domestic work) and considering variations across five key demographic factors (i.e., parental work characteristics; socioeconomic background; family structure; gender; and ethnicity/race). The paper concludes with a discussion of the main findings from this literature and with recommendations of future research in the field of child and adolescent time use.

Date: 2023-11-04
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