TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - All the Stereotypes Confirmed: Differences in How Australian Boys and Girls Use Their Time
JO  - Health education and behavior
A1  - Ferrar, Katia E.
A1  - Olds, Tim S.
A1  - Walters, Julie L.
SP  - 589
EP  - 595
VL  - 39
IS  - 5
N2  - Background. To influence adolescent health, a greater understanding of time use and covariates such as gender is required. Purpose. To explore gender-specific time use patterns in Australian adolescents using high-resolution time use data. Method. This study analyzed 24-hour recall time use data collected as part of the 2007 Australian National Children's Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (n = 2,200). Univariate analyses to determine gender differences in time use were conducted. Results. Boys spent more (p < .0001) time participating in screen-based (17.7 % vs. 14.2% daily time) and physical activities (10.7% vs. 9.2%). Girls spent more (p < .0001) time being social (4.7% vs. 3.4% daily time), studying (2.0% vs. 1.7%), and doing household chores (4.7% vs. 3.4%). Conclusions. There are gender-specific differences in time use behavior among Australian adolescents. The results reinforce existing time use gender-based stereotypes. Implications. The gender-specific time use behaviors offer intervention design possibilities.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1090-1981
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1090198111423942
ID  - ref1
ER  -