title: Leisure activities preference of Israeli Jewish children from secular versus Orthodox families.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare daily activity preferences of Israeli Jewish Orthodox and secular children in order to better understand the relationship between children's religious background and their participation patterns.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were 45 Orthodox and 45 secular Israeli Jewish children, aged 6-10.6 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In most PAC scales, the secular children showed a significantly lower preference than the Orthodox children to participate in activities. In both groups, activity preferences were impacted by age and gender. Among the secular group, mother's education level was correlated with a lower preference to participate in active physical activities.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Family religiosity may impact on children's daily activity preferences. Occupational therapists should consider these socio-environmental factors in order to better integrate a child's religious and cultural identity into therapeutic interventions and assist the child in finding a meaningful occupational experience.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Batya
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Engel-Yeger
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D004522:Educational Status; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D007599:Judaism / Q000523:psychology*; D007899:Leisure Activities / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D012737:Sex Factors