Human Occupations of School-aged Children

Evguenia S. Popova; Jane C. O'Brien; Mong-Lin Yu; Jarrett Wolske; Adam DePrimo; Ted Brown

doi:10.4324/9781003504610-30

Human Occupations of School-aged Children

Evguenia S. Popova, Jane C. O'Brien, Mong-Lin Yu, Jarrett Wolske, Adam DePrimo, Ted Brown

Occupational Therapy

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Abstract

This chapter discusses the occupations of school-aged children and the influence of social determinants of health and well-being on occupational participation. The chapter examines contextual influences on occupational development and explores how habits, roles, routines, and rituals create performance patterns that impact occupational participation. Case examples illustrate occupational therapy’s role in examining school-aged children’s occupations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Human Occupation
Subtitle of host publication	Contemporary Concepts and Lifespan Perspectives
Editors	Ted Brown, Stephen Isbel, Louise Gustafsson , Sharon Gutman, Diane Powers Dirette, Bethan Collins, Tim Barlott
Place of Publication	London, United Kingdom
Publisher	Routledge
Chapter	26
Pages	473-510
Number of pages	37
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9781003504610
ISBN (Print)	9781032214566, 9781032824642
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003504610-30
Publication status	Published - 2025

Keywords

school-age children
environment
occupational competency
context
occupational identity
occupational participation
self-determination
school-age culture
Social determinants of health and well-being
occupational therapy
human occupation

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1 Edited Book

Human Occupation: Contemporary Concepts and Lifespan Perspectives
Brown, T. (Editor), Isbel, S. (Editor), Gustafsson, L. (Editor), Gutman, S. (Editor), Powers Dirette, D. (Editor), Collins, B. (Editor) & Barlott, T. (Editor), 2025, 1st ed. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. 676 p.
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Popova, E. S., O'Brien, J. C., Yu, M.-L., Wolske, J., DePrimo, A., & Brown, T. (2025). Human Occupations of School-aged Children. In T. Brown, S. Isbel, L. Gustafsson , S. Gutman, D. Powers Dirette, B. Collins, & T. Barlott (Eds.), Human Occupation: Contemporary Concepts and Lifespan Perspectives (1st ed., pp. 473-510). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003504610-30

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Popova, ES, O'Brien, JC, Yu, M-L, Wolske, J, DePrimo, A & Brown, T 2025, Human Occupations of School-aged Children. in T Brown, S Isbel, L Gustafsson , S Gutman, D Powers Dirette, B Collins & T Barlott (eds), Human Occupation: Contemporary Concepts and Lifespan Perspectives. 1st edn, Routledge, London, United Kingdom, pp. 473-510. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003504610-30

Human Occupations of School-aged Children. / Popova, Evguenia S.; O'Brien, Jane C.; Yu, Mong-Lin et al.
Human Occupation: Contemporary Concepts and Lifespan Perspectives. ed. / Ted Brown; Stephen Isbel; Louise Gustafsson ; Sharon Gutman; Diane Powers Dirette; Bethan Collins; Tim Barlott. 1st. ed. London, United Kingdom: Routledge, 2025. p. 473-510.

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