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    Family Car Ownership: Driving Inactivity in Young People? Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analyses in the International Children's Accelerometry Database

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    Background: Ubiquitous car ownership may affect children’s activity and health. We assessed the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between household car ownership and children’s daily time spent sedentary (SED) and in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Methods: Pooled cohort data were from the International Children’s Accelerometry Database. Outcome measures were average daily accelerometer-measured SED and MVPA (in minutes per day). Exposures were household car ownership (none, 1, and ≥2) and change in car ownership. Associations were examined using multivariable mixed-effects linear regression. Results: Mean age of participants (N = 4193) was 10.4 years (SD = 2.0), 53.4% were girls, and mean follow-up duration (N = 1333) was 3.3 years (SD = 1.1). Cross-sectionally, household car ownership was associated with higher SED (vs none: 1 car: β = 14.1 min/d, 95% CI, 6.7–21.5; ≥2 cars: 12.8, 95% CI, 5.3–20.4) and lower MVPA (vs none: 1 car: β = –8.8, 95% CI, −11.9 to −5.7; ≥2 cars: β = –8.8, 95% CI, −12.0 to −5.7). Associations were stronger in boys than girls and in children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds (SED only). Prospectively, there were no associations with increased car ownership. Reductions in household car ownership (of which 93.1% had ≥ 2 cars at baseline) were associated with a greater reduction in MVPA (vs no change: β = −8.4, 95% CI, −13.9 to −3.0) but not SED. Conclusions: Children in households with car access were more SED and less active than those without. Losing access to a second car was associated with greater decreases in MVPA, potentially related to losing access to activity-enabling environments. Reducing car access and use are important public health targets (eg, reducing air pollution), but their potential impact on children’s activity opportunities should be mitigated.Family Car Ownership: Driving Inactivity in Young People? Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analyses in the International Children's Accelerometry DatabasepublishedVersio

    Parents in Conflict and Families in Transition: Children's Perspectives on Residence Arrangements, Participation, Parental Conflict, and Cases Involving Intimate Partner Violence. Results from the FamC Study

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    Familieverntjenestens arbeid med familier som opplever samspillsvansker, konflikter og kriser representerer et unikt lavterskeltilbud, både fordi det er bredt og fordi de ansatte har høy og spesialisert kompetanse. Tjenesten bidrar med å forebygge psykisk uhelse og fremme positiv utvikling hos barn og familier og er en viktig del av folkehelsearbeidet i Norge. Gjennom blant annet obligatorisk mekling for foreldre som går fra hverandre, hjelper tjenesten foreldre til å finne ordninger og løsninger som er til det beste for barn og unge. Denne rapporten er skrevet på oppdrag fra Barne- ungdoms- og familiedirektoratet (Bufdir). Den er basert på data fra studien Familier i Norge: Foreldreskap, Samliv og Konflikt (FamilieForSK) ved Folkehelseinstituttet, en longitudinell studie med formål å undersøke hvordan forhold i og rundt familien henger sammen med barns trivsel og utvikling. Noen av resultatene som presenteres er en oppsummering av funn som allerede er publisert, mens andre blir presentert for første gang i denne rapporten. I rapporten belyser vi flere ulike temaer og resultater som kan være med å styrke kunnskapsgrunnlaget for familieverntjenesten og andre tjenester som arbeider med barn og familier. Vi undersøker blant annet problemstillinger som inkluderer barns perspektiv på foreldrekonflikter, hvordan barna opplever å delta i samtaler i familievernet, men også hva som kjennetegner familier som praktiserer ulike bostedsordninger, og saker med vold i familievernet. Et av de viktigste bidragene fra rapporten er at den løfter barn og unges eget perspektiv. Barn helt ned til syv år deltar som informanter i studien.publishedVersio

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