Adolescents' Time During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence From the American Time Use Survey.
J Adolesc Health
; 2022 Oct 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2233479
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The aim of this study is to examine where and with whom adolescents spent time during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to 2019.METHODS:
Time diary data from the May 2019 to December 2020 waves of the American Time Use Survey were used to examine trends in where and with whom a sample of individuals aged 15-18 years (N = 437) spent their time.RESULTS:
Only 13% of adolescents spent any time at school on a given day during the pandemic (May-December 2020), compared to 36% in the same period in 2019. Average time with friends decreased by 28%. Over the 7.5-month period, this amounts to an average of 204 fewer hours/34 fewer days in school and 86 fewer hours with friends. Time spent sleeping or sleepless did not change.DISCUSSION:
Time at school and with friends decreased substantially during the first months of the pandemic.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Type of study:
Observational study
Language:
English
Journal subject:
Pediatrics
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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