Zbornik Instituta za pedagoska istrazivanja,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
55(2), P. 319 - 350
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Today?s
children
spend
less
and
time
on
free,
unstructured
play,
especially
outdoor
due
to
their
numerous
commitments
lack
of
free
time.
Many
interdisciplinary
studies
indicate
that
the
play
quality
leisure
are
closely
linked
negative
effects
digital
technology.
The
inappropriate
excessive
frequency
technology
use
has
a
significant
impact
well-being,
i.e.
healthy
growth,
development,
early
school-age
children.
study
involved
third
sixth
grade
students
(N=155)
from
primary
school
in
city
Rijeka
(Croatia).
Data
was
collected
using
questionnaire.
Descriptive
analyses,
factor
correlation
analyses
as
well
Kruskal-Wallis?s
test
hierarchical
multiregression
analysis
were
conducted.
Attitudes
Toward
Outdoor
Play
Scale
(ATOP
scale),
an
adapted
version
scale,
used
measuring
instrument.
results
confirmed
reliability
validity
instrument
used.
Two
subscales
ATOP
scale
named
?Benefits?
?Fears?
identified
with
acceptable
measurement
properties
model
fit
indices.
show
spent
technologies
increases
while
playing
outdoors
assessments
benefits
decrease
children?s
age
grade.
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 11, 2024
Physical
activity
is
a
well-known
behavior
for
promoting
health
and
preventing
variety
of
chronic
diseases.
Despite
widespread
knowledge
the
benefits
physical
activity,
most
Americans
do
not
engage
in
sufficient
activity.
Over
past
decade,
there
has
been
increasing
recognition
spending
time
nature,
mediated
part
through
This
led
to
new
partnerships
across
health,
parks
recreation,
public
lands,
environmental
organizations
increase
spent,
natural
settings.
review
assesses
current
evidence
around
settings
(PANS),
strategies
PANS
including
professional
engagement,
gaps
research
literature.
The Journal of Environmental Education,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 18
Published: Jan. 14, 2025
This
study
investigated
whether
children's
nature
interactions
that
are
embodied
(versus
only
visual)
would
be
associated
with
a
state
of
being
highly
aware
without
thought,
including
in
"the
present
moment,"
and/or
feeling
connected
to
something
beyond
the
self.
We
refer
this
as
Presence
nature.
Using
an
interaction
pattern
approach,
we
coded
written
narratives
from
127
Girl
Scouts
(8-11
years
old)
about
recent
meaningful
experience
and,
through
questionnaire
designed
for
study,
assessed
degree
which
participants
experienced
experience.
Exploratory
analyses
indicated
who
enacted
(e.g.,
"making
snowman,"
"wrapping
arms
around
tree,"
"talking
chickens")
reported
greater
sense
than
whose
relied
solely
on
vision
"seeing
snow,"
moss,"
"watching
pileated
woodpecker").
Discussion
focuses
implications
Scouts'
environmental
education.
JAMA Pediatrics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
179(1), P. 55 - 55
Published: Nov. 4, 2024
Importance
Environmental
heat
and
cold
exposure
(EHCE)
remains
the
principal
preventable
cause
of
morbidity
mortality
in
children
adolescents
globally.
Objective
To
report
EHCE-related
burden
analyze
its
temporal
trends
among
from
1990
to
2019.
Design,
Setting,
Participants
This
repeated
cross-sectional
study
used
data
Global
Burden
Disease
Study
2019,
which
encompassed
204
countries
territories
Children
aged
0
19
years
were
included
study.
Data
analysis
occurred
December
2023
March
2024.
Exposure
EHCE
January
Main
Outcomes
Measures
The
primary
outcomes
cases
rates
incidence,
prevalence,
mortality,
disability-adjusted
life-years
(DALYs),
average
annual
percentage
changes
(AAPCs).
these
metrics
also
analyzed
by
sex,
age,
sociodemographic
index
(SDI),
is
a
comprehensive
indicator
socioeconomic
status
country
or
region.
A
linear
regression
model
was
calculate
AAPCs
joinpoint
identify
changed
significantly.
Results
From
DALYs
showed
downward
trend
However,
an
upward
incidence
prevalence
detected
between
2010
2019
(incidence
AAPC,
1.46;
95%
CI,
1.05-1.87;
1.25;
1.01-1.50).
Regionally,
although
decreasing
most
regions
there
still
some
with
increasing
(Southern
sub-Saharan
Africa
0.23;
0.01-0.44).
In
higher
low
SDI
levels.
Additionally,
varied
according
sex
age.
Conclusions
Relevance
this
study,
global
increase
observed
since
2010.
Furthermore,
low-SDI
regions,
bear
brunt
climate
crisis,
disproportionately
impacted.
suggests
that
future
responses
change
crises
should
emphasize
health
equity,
implies
vulnerable
populations,
such
as
adolescents,
be
given
priority
allocation
resources
address
change.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
21(6), P. 694 - 694
Published: May 28, 2024
Although
spending
time
outdoors
is
beneficial
for
development,
little
known
about
outdoor
during
infancy.
The
aim
of
this
study
was
to
assess
frequencies
and
durations
(1a)
walking
carrying
in
mother-infant
dyads
(1b)
infant
sleeping
a
stationary
cot
or
pram.
We
furthermore
aimed
identify
associations
(2a)
(2b)
sleeping,
with
infant,
maternal
environmental
sample
characteristics.
Journal of Adventure Education & Outdoor Learning,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 12
Published: Dec. 21, 2024
This
study
examined
the
variability,
convergent
validity
and
correlates
of
outdoor
play
(OP)
in
preschool-aged
children.
Participants
were
107
children
(3–5
years)
their
parents
from
Edmonton,
Canada,
surrounding
areas.
Children's
OP
was
measured
via
a
parental
questionnaire
lux
feature
ActiGraph
accelerometers
(n=98).
Correlates
various
levels
socioecological
framework
measured.
Children
had
significantly
higher
summer/fall
months
(versus
winter
months),
on
weekend
days
weekdays),
when
parental-reported
device-measured).
Parental
age
positively
associated
with
children's
days,
temperature
months.
Higher
likelihood
participating
≥30
minutes/day
device-based
<30
minutes/day).
Implementing
interventions
to
promote
all
weather,
week,
may
help
reverse
declining
trend
OP.
