title: Predictive Factors of Household Task Participation in Brazilian Children and Adolescents.
abstract: Home environment is an important setting for child participation. This study investigated the participation of Brazilian children and adolescents in household self-care (SC) and family-care (FC) tasks. Interviews were conducted with 109 caregivers of children and adolescents ages 6 to 14 years residing in Belo Horizonte (Brazil). Multiple regression models revealed that a greater number of FC tasks were performed by children and adolescents (R2 = .23) from families who did not have a housekeeper and those in which the mothers did not work outside of the home; children and adolescents from this subgroup also received less assistance from the caregivers (R2 = .21) and showed greater independence in task performance (R2 = .20). On average, Brazilian children and adolescents participate in about half of the SC and 25% the FC household tasks. Factors related to family structure and child's age were associated with task performance, caregiver assistance, and child and adolescent independence in household tasks.
authors.forename: Adriana de França
authors.initials: Ade F
authors.lastname: Drummond
authors.forename: Ana Maria Rabelo
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: Wendy J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Coster
authors.forename: Marisa Cotta
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Mancini
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006796:Household Work; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012648:Self Care; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis