Measuring short and rare activities – Time diaries in criminology

The applied cultural analysis work presented in this article was conducted with independent professionals who work in a flexible time-space format – known as telework – for the entertainment, new media, and arts sector in the Los Angeles area. Most participants are associates of the production and post-production boutique “Studio Can” as well as the curatorial new media and arts nonprofit organization “PalMarte.” When working in a flexible time-space format, boundaries between leisure/family life and work at home, or personal and public realms, tend to become blurred. This blurred context involves a web of cultural complexity that exists behind the materialization of boundaries. Through empirical material, this article examines rhythms and mechanisms between flexibility and stability, unveiling a viscous consistency of everyday life. This work helps to better understand the relation between leisure/family life and work at home, as well as stability and change, to rethink these realms and how they relate to each other but also how they transform one another. Although culturally different, these realms are bridged through the material culture that surrounds them. As conveyors, objects (such as a heating pad) and activities culturally transport participants between realms. Research methods combined time-diaries, interviews, observation, visual ethnography, and autoethnography. While applying academic knowledge into a non-academic setting to rethink realms and how they relate and transform each other in a bridged relationship, this work is also an invitation to rethink the relationship between the realms of academia and non-academia.

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Using Time Diaries to Study Instruction in Schools

Calendar and Time Diary ◽

10.4135/9781412990295.d16 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 175-190

Author(s):

Brian Rowan ◽

Eric M. Camburn ◽

Richard Correnti

Keyword(s):

Time Diaries

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Triangulating Multi-Method Assessments of Parental Support for Early Math Skills

Frontiers in Education ◽

10.3389/feduc.2020.589514 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 ◽

Author(s):

Heather J. Bachman ◽

Leanne Elliott ◽

Shirley Duong ◽

Laura Betancur ◽

Monica G. Navarro ◽

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Keyword(s):

Parental Support ◽

Past Research ◽

Parent Report ◽

Future Research ◽

Spatial Skills ◽

Math Talk ◽

Parent Reports ◽

Observational Measures ◽

Parent Child Interactions ◽

Time Diaries

Past research has examined parental support for math during early childhood using parent-report surveys and observational measures of math talk. However, since most studies only present findings from one of these methods, the construct (parental support for early math) and the method are inextricably linked, and we know little about whether these methods provide similar or unique information about children’s exposure to math concepts. This study directly addresses the mono-operation bias operating in past research by collecting and comparing multiple measures of support for number and spatial skills, including math talk during semi-structured observations of parent–child interactions, parent reports on a home math activities questionnaire, and time diaries. Findings from 128 parents of 4-year-old children reveal substantial within-measure variability across all three data sources in the frequency of number and spatial activities and the type and content of parent talk about number and spatial concepts. Convergence in parental math support measures was evident among parent reports from the questionnaire and time diaries, such that scale composites about monthly number activities were related to number activities on the previous work day, and monthly spatial activities were correlated with spatial activities the prior non-work days. However, few parent report measures from the survey or time diary were significantly correlated with observed quantity or type of math talk in the semi-structured observations. Future research implications of these findings are discussed.

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Time Use and Experienced Wellbeing of Older Caregivers: A Sequence Analysis

The Gerontologist ◽

10.1093/geront/gny175 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 59 (5) ◽

pp. e441-e450 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Vicki A Freedman ◽

Jennifer C Cornman ◽

Deborah Carr ◽

Richard E Lucas

Keyword(s):

Sequence Analysis ◽

Time Use ◽

Panel Study ◽

National Sample ◽

Care Providers ◽

Care Patterns ◽

Older Caregivers ◽

Time Diaries ◽

And Cluster Analysis ◽

Specific Care

Abstract Background and Objectives The diminished wellbeing of caregivers is well documented, but studies typically draw upon coarse measures of time use and thus provide limited understanding of the role of specific care activities in the daily lives of care providers. This study uses time diary data to explore whether there are signature care patterns throughout the day and whether these care patterns have implications for caregivers’ experienced wellbeing. Research Design and Methods Using a national sample of 511 time diaries from older caregivers in the Disability and Use of Time supplement to the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, we examine minutes of care provided on the prior day, overall and for four broad care categories (household, personal care, transportation, and visiting), and patterns of care over the day, the latter based on sequence and cluster analysis. Results Older caregivers spend on average 2.3 hr providing care to another adult on care days. Caregiving follows a roller-coaster pattern over the day, peaking at mealtimes. Sequence analysis suggests five distinctive caregiving patterns, which vary by both demographic characteristics of the caregiver (gender, work status) and care arrangement type (relationship to recipient, whether sole caregiver to recipient). The 40% who provide only marginal assistance of about 1 hr report lower experienced wellbeing than the 28% who provide sporadic assistance with a mix of activities for about 2 hr. Discussion and Implications A substantial share of older caregivers provides only 1 hr of assistance on a given day but appears to be at risk for reduced wellbeing. Better understanding of the reason for their marginal involvement and reduced wellbeing is warranted.

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Life-Cycle Prices and Production

The American Economic Review ◽

10.1257/aer.97.5.1533 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 97 (5) ◽

pp. 1533-1559 ◽

Cited By ~ 231

Author(s):

Mark Aguiar ◽

Erik Hurst

Keyword(s):

Life Cycle ◽

Time Allocation ◽

Elasticity Of Substitution ◽

Home Production ◽

Scanner Data ◽

Time Diaries ◽

Substantial Heterogeneity

We use scanner data and time diaries to document how households substitute time for money through shopping and home production. We document substantial heterogeneity in prices paid for identical goods for the same area and time, with older households shopping the most and paying the lowest prices. Doubling shopping frequency lowers a good's price by 7 to 10 percent. We estimate the shopper's price of time and use this series to estimate an elasticity of substitution between time and goods in home production of roughly 1.8. The observed lifecycle time allocation implies a consumption series that differs markedly from expenditures. (JEL D12, D91)

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Data Watch The American Time Use Survey

The Journal of Economic Perspectives ◽

10.1257/0895330053148029 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 221-232 ◽

Cited By ~ 71

Author(s):

Daniel S Hamermesh ◽

Harley Frazis ◽

Jay Stewart

Keyword(s):

Time Use ◽

National Income ◽

Household Survey ◽

Economic Research ◽

First Year ◽

American Time Use Survey ◽

National Income Accounting ◽

Time Use Survey ◽

Time Diaries ◽

Income Accounting

We discuss the new American Time Use Survey (ATUS), an on-going household survey of roughly 1,200 Americans per month (1,800 per month in the first year, 2003) that collects time diaries as well as demographic interview information from respondents who had recently been in the Current Population Survey. The characteristics of the data are presented, as are caveats and concerns that one might have about them. A number of novel uses of the ATUS in economic research, including in the areas of macroeconomics, national income accounting, labor economics, and others, are proposed to illustrate the magnitude of this new survey's possible applications.

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What Happens During the School Day? Time Diaries from a National Sample of Elementary School Teachers

Teachers College Record ◽

10.1111/1467-9620.00242 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 105 (3) ◽

pp. 317-343 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Jodie L. Roth ◽

Jeanne Brooks-Gunn ◽

Miriam R. Linver ◽

Sandra L. Hofferth

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

Elementary School Teachers ◽

National Sample ◽

School Teachers ◽

School Day ◽

Time Diaries

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Pursuing Leisure During Leisure-Time Physical Activity

Journal of Physical Activity and Health ◽

10.1123/jpah.7.5.685 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 7 (5) ◽

pp. 685-694 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Kindal A. Shores ◽

Stephanie T. West

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

College Students ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽

Social Contexts ◽

Weight Lifting ◽

Public Parks ◽

Dance Clubs ◽

Time Diaries

Background:While considerable attention has been given to quantifying leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) among subpopulations, less attention has focused on the perception of the experience as leisure. The current study describes the prevalence of leisure-like experiences during LTPA among college students. We describe the social contexts and activity settings that contribute to participant enjoyment of LTPA since enjoyment has been linked to participation and adherence.Methods:Data were collected from 192 undergraduate students using a short questionnaire and 2 days of time diaries.Results:Respondents spent nearly equal time working, sleeping, and engaged in discretionary activities. Students reported 512 minutes of discretionary time each day, of which 77 minutes were spent in LTPA and 68% was classified by respondents as leisure. Active sports/ exercise (including aerobics and weight lifting), walking, and dancing at bars or parties were the most frequent LTPA choices. When LTPA involved the presence of human companions, activities were more likely to be perceived by respondents as leisure experiences. Physical activities undertaken at public parks, bars/dance clubs and private recreation centers were also more likely to be perceived as leisure experiences.Conclusions:Findings indicate that social instead of traditional exercise activities may motivate LTPA participation among college students. For example, results suggest the importance of dancing in this population.

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“Taking Care of Your Pregnancy”: A Mixed-Methods Study of Group Antenatal Care in Kakamega County, Kenya

10.21203/rs.3.rs-40066/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Aleefia Somji ◽

Kate Ramsey ◽

Sean Dryer ◽

Fredrick Makokha ◽

Constance Ambasa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mixed Methods ◽

Antenatal Care ◽

Health Workers ◽

Wait Times ◽

Health Providers ◽

Healthy Behaviors ◽

Danger Signs ◽

Intention To Treat ◽

Experience Of Care ◽

Time Diaries

Abstract Background: Traditional antenatal care (ANC) models often do not meet women’s needs for information, counseling, and support, resulting in gaps in quality and coverage. Group ANC (GANC) provides an alternative, person-centered approach where pregnant women of similar gestational age meet with the same health provider for facilitated discussion. There are few studies that show associations between GANC and various outcomes. Methods: We used mixed methods to evaluate a contextualized GANC model (Lea Mimba Pregnancy Clubs) and to understand implementation experiences at six health facilities in Kakamega County, Kenya. Between April 2018 and January 2019, we tracked 1,652 women who were assigned to 162 GANC cohorts to assess ANC retention. Using an intention-to-treat approach, we conducted baseline (N = 112) and endline surveys (N = 360) with women attending immunization visits to assess outcomes and used time diaries to assess wait times. At endline, we conducted 29 in-depth interviews (IDIs) and three focus group discussions with women who were currently and previously participating in GANC, and 15 IDIs with stakeholders.Results: GANC was associated with enhanced social support, with some evidence for improved knowledge, adoption of healthy behaviors, enhanced self-efficacy, and improved experience of care. Quantitatively, we found strong associations with knowledge of danger signs, women who shared their feelings with other women, knowledge and competence of health workers, respect shown by ANC providers, overall quality of care, and birth preparations. No changes were seen in knowledge of positive behaviors, empowerment, several aspects of the experience of care, ANC retention, early ANC, and other healthy behaviors. Qualitatively, women and stakeholders noted improvements in interactions between health providers and women, improved counseling, increased feelings of empowerment to ask questions and speak freely, and strengthened social networks and enhanced social cohesion among women. Both wait times and counseling times increased in GANC compared to traditional ANC.Conclusions: This is one of the few mixed-methods studies evaluating GANC and offers new measures for experience of care, empowerment, and adoption of healthy behaviors. While more research is required, GANC holds promise for enhancing women’s experiences during pregnancy. Modifications are needed for sustainability and scalability.

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