Children and Youth Leisure Survey: 7-9-Year-Olds 2018

The survey studied the leisure time activities and physical activity of Finnish children aged 7-9. In addition to organised sport, everyday physical activities were also included in the study's definition of physical activity. The interviews were conducted with children aged 7-9 and their parents or guardians. The study was funded by the State Youth Council. First, the parents of the respondents were asked whether their child had any hobbies (not only organised activities but also hobbies that the child might do by themselves at home), whether the parents themselves took part in the child's hobby (e.g. by taking the child to practice, acting as a coach), and how often, if so. The child's screen time was also surveyed. The child's physical activity was charted by asking the parents whether the child had any hobbies that included some form of exercise, whether the child took part in any organised sports, how many days a week the child was physically active at least 60 minutes a day, time spent in vigorous exercise, and whether the child would like to exercise more in their leisure time or take part in a certain kind of exercise. Monthly expenses associated with the child's hobbies that included physical activity were also examined. Those parents who indicated that their child did not take part in exercise in their leisure time were asked about the child's reasons for not exercising (e.g. the child doesn't enjoy exercise, the kind of exercise the child would like to do is too expensive, the child has a disability or illness that makes it difficult to take part in exercise). Those parents/guardians who indicated that their child took part in exercise in their leisure time were asked to estimate how often the child took part in certain forms exercise (e.g. practices, competitions or matches organised by a sports club, school-organised sports clubs, cycling or playing outside independently) and how well several statements applied to the child's current hobbies that included physical activity (e.g. it is affordable, the child enjoys the hobby, the coaching is of high quality). The next set of questions focused on leisure time from the children's perspective. The children were asked how much leisure time they felt they had, what activities they did in their leisure time (e.g. writing, drawing or painting, playing an instrument or singing, reading, playing video games) and how often they did these activities. The children's physical activity was charted by asking how often they exercised in their leisure time, if they would like to exercise more or take part in a certain kind of exercise, and if they took part in any organised sports. Reasons for exercising and not exercising were also investigated. Background variables included the family's region of residence, type of neighbourhood, type of municipality, the child's gender and mother tongue, highest education level attained by mother/female guardian and father/male guardian, and the family's household composition and financial situation.

本调查深入探究了芬兰7至9岁儿童的休闲时间活动及其身体活动情况。研究不仅涵盖了有组织的体育活动，亦将日常身体活动纳入了身体活动的定义范畴。调研对象为7至9岁的儿童及其父母或监护人，访谈内容涉及儿童的爱好（不仅限于有组织的活动，亦包括儿童可能在家中独立进行的爱好），父母是否参与孩子的爱好（例如陪同练习、担任教练），以及参与频率。此外，还调查了儿童的屏幕使用时间。通过询问父母，研究描绘了孩子的身体活动轨迹，包括孩子是否拥有包含某种形式锻炼的爱好、是否参与有组织的体育活动、每周至少进行60分钟身体活动天数、高强度锻炼时间，以及孩子是否希望在休闲时间进行更多锻炼或参与特定类型的锻炼。同时，还考察了与包含身体活动的儿童爱好相关的月度开支。对于表示孩子在休闲时间不参与锻炼的父母，调查了孩子不锻炼的原因（例如，孩子不喜欢锻炼、孩子希望进行的锻炼类型过于昂贵、孩子存在导致难以参与锻炼的残疾或疾病）。而对于表示孩子在休闲时间参与锻炼的父母/监护人，则要求估算孩子参与特定形式锻炼的频率（例如，体育俱乐部的练习、比赛或比赛，学校组织的体育俱乐部，独立骑自行车或户外玩耍）以及几个关于孩子当前包含身体活动的爱好的陈述如何适用于孩子（例如，费用合理、孩子喜欢爱好、指导质量高）。接下来的一组问题则聚焦于从儿童的角度出发的休闲时间。孩子们被问及他们感觉有多少休闲时间，他们在休闲时间进行了哪些活动（例如，写作、绘画或涂鸦、演奏乐器或唱歌、阅读、玩电子游戏）以及他们进行这些活动的频率。通过询问孩子们在休闲时间锻炼的频率、是否希望进行更多锻炼或参与特定类型的锻炼，以及是否参与有组织的体育活动，来描绘孩子们的身体健康状况。同时，还调查了锻炼和不锻炼的原因。背景变量包括家庭居住地区、社区类型、市政类型、孩子的性别和母语、母亲/女性监护人和父亲/男性监护人达到的最高教育水平，以及家庭的户组成和财务状况。