The Children’s Society and the University of York decided to find out what material items and experiences children themselves think are necessary for a ‘normal kind of life’, whether lacking these items and experiences is related to their self-reported well-being and if so, which items or types of items seem to be the most important.
The research builds a picture of who is most likely to go without these items and experiences, whether and how strongly lacking these items is linked to family resources, and which aspects of well-being seem to be most affected.
The programme of research – which included focus groups, piloting work and a nationally representative schools survey of 5,500 young people aged 8 to 15 – demonstrates that asking children about a list of material items and experiences that are derived from discussions with them is a good way of finding out about their material well-being.
The research finds that access to outdoor space is one of the things that impacts most on children’s wellbeing.
Read the full Missing Out report.
Website: www.childrenssociety.org.uk/well-being
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