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Article

Association between Children’s Engagement in Community Cultural Activities and Their Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from A-CHILD Study

by
Yui Yamaoka
1,
Aya Isumi
1,2,
Satomi Doi
1,2 and
Takeo Fujiwara
1,*
1
Department of Global Health Promotion, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
2
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo 102-0083, Japan
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(24), 13404; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413404
Submission received: 28 October 2021 / Revised: 12 December 2021 / Accepted: 18 December 2021 / Published: 20 December 2021
(This article belongs to the Section Children's Health)
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Abstract

Social learning experiences developed through engagement in community cultural activities can affect a child’s development. Few studies have examined how children’s engagement in community activities is related to their mental health. This study aimed to examine associations between children’s participation in community cultural activities and their mental health. We targeted all sixth-grade children in all 69 primary schools in Adachi City, Tokyo, using the Adachi Child Health Impact of Living Difficulty (A-CHILD) study (n = 4391). Parents answered the validated Japanese version of the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) to assess child mental health, the child’s engagement in community cultural activities. The community activity in which children most frequently participated was local festivals. Participating in local festivals was significantly associated with lower behavioral difficulties (β = −0.49, SE = 0.17, p = 0.005) and higher prosocial behaviors (β = 0.25, SE = 0.07, p < 0.001) after adjusting for demographic variables, family social capital, and parent-child interactions. These results highlight the importance of children’s engagement in community cultural activities for their mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords: cultural engagement; community participation; community activity; child; mental health cultural engagement; community participation; community activity; child; mental health

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Yamaoka, Y.; Isumi, A.; Doi, S.; Fujiwara, T. Association between Children’s Engagement in Community Cultural Activities and Their Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from A-CHILD Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 13404. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413404

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Yamaoka Y, Isumi A, Doi S, Fujiwara T. Association between Children’s Engagement in Community Cultural Activities and Their Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from A-CHILD Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(24):13404. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413404

Chicago/Turabian Style

Yamaoka, Yui, Aya Isumi, Satomi Doi, and Takeo Fujiwara. 2021. "Association between Children’s Engagement in Community Cultural Activities and Their Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from A-CHILD Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 24: 13404. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413404

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Yamaoka, Y., Isumi, A., Doi, S., & Fujiwara, T. (2021). Association between Children’s Engagement in Community Cultural Activities and Their Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from A-CHILD Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(24), 13404. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413404

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