Abstract
The temporal aspect of children's occupations lends significance to the study of their time‐use patterns. Such investigations can potentially inform researchers about the contribution of occupational engagement to children's developmental outcomes. Time Diary Method (TDM) is commonly used to collect children's time‐use data and involves detailed recording of activities for a limited number of days. The aim of this study is to refine this method by determining 1) the variability in activities performed by children between weekend days and across weekdays; and 2) the number and configuration of days sampled using TDM that are most representative of children's time‐use patterns. To this end, a secondary data analysis was performed on 7‐day time‐diaries of 71 children from Brisbane, Australia. It was determined that sampling Friday, one weekend day, and one day from Monday to Thursday would yield the most representative data on children's weekly time‐use. These findings contribute to refining time‐use data collection methods for future research.
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