Post-Graduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.
Sul-rio-grandense Federal Institute, Pelotas, Department of Languages, Pelotas, Brazil.
PLoS One. 2018 Nov 7;13(11):e0205793. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205793. eCollection 2018.
To evaluate the relationship between leisure-time activities at 11 years old and the incidence of school failures from 11 to 15 years in adolescents.
The sample comprised 4,090 adolescents from the 1993 Pelotas Birth Cohort, Brazil. The outcome was measured as the number of school failures from 11 to 15 years, based on reported information from cohort participants and their parents. The exposures were collected at 11 years old, as follows: reading; meeting friends; talking to parents; and dating.
In the group from 11 to 15 years old, 53.3% failed at school at least once. Meeting friends 4-7 times/week (RR = 1.15) and dating 1-3 times/week (RR = 1.22) were associated with high risk for school failure. Reading showed an inverse relationship with school failures (1-3 times/week RR = 0.83; 4-7 times/week RR = 0.71). Reading at least once a week could prevent around 16% of school failures.
The context in which adolescents are inserted plays a relevant role in school performance. Understanding these factors may help to propose actions to reduce school failure rates even further.
评估 11 岁时的休闲活动与青少年 11 至 15 岁期间学业失败发生率之间的关系。
本研究样本包括来自巴西 1993 年佩洛塔斯出生队列的 4090 名青少年。根据队列参与者及其父母的报告信息，将 11 至 15 岁期间的学业失败次数作为结果进行测量。在 11 岁时收集暴露情况，包括：阅读、与朋友聚会、与父母交谈和约会。
在 11 至 15 岁的青少年中，53.3%的人至少有一次学业失败。每周与朋友聚会 4-7 次（RR = 1.15）和每周约会 1-3 次（RR = 1.22）与学业失败的高风险相关。阅读与学业失败呈负相关（每周 1-3 次 RR = 0.83；每周 4-7 次 RR = 0.71）。每周至少阅读一次可以预防约 16%的学业失败。
青少年所处的环境在学业表现中起着重要作用。了解这些因素可能有助于进一步提出减少学业失败率的措施。
