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  "abstract": "Background: In Sweden, a high proportion of the population have a migrant background. Many of them reside in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas and face challenges with integration, unemployment, and unstable housing conditions. In Malmö, Sweden, the municipality has established so-called All-Activity Houses, located in disadvantaged areas and offering after-school activities that are developed in close collaboration with the children themselves. There is a need to evaluate the effects of the All-Activity Houses and their activities on the children’s well-being. Therefore, using a community-based participatory research approach, the aim of the current study is to describe the parents’ views on their children’s and their own well-being, as well as the key social factors influencing it, in the context of participation in the All-Activity Houses.\n\nMethods: The method used was Multi-Stage Focus Groups, consisting of a series of focus group meetings conducted over an extended period during 2023–2024. Eighteen parents, with a background from nine different countries, chose to participate. The data were analysed with qualitative content analysis.\n\nResults: The results showed that social relations were strengthened by the activities in the All-Activity Houses, not only for the children but also for the whole family. The activities affected the well-being of the children in different ways, for example, by making them engage in physical activity. Besides helping the children to develop, the activities also increased their joy.\n\nConclusions: This study demonstrated that the parents had a very positive attitude to the impact that the activities within the All-Activity Houses had on their children’s and their own well-being. The results also revealed that the parents wished for support in their parenting, and that further research is needed regarding parental support and its effect in similar communities.",
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    {
      "name": "Elisabeth Mangrio"
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    {
      "name": "Nour Zarzour"
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    {
      "name": "Margareta Rämgård"
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  "doi": "10.1186/s12889-026-29898-2",
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  "pdf_url": "https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s12889-026-29898-2.pdf",
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  "published": "2026-10-14",
  "publisher": "Springer Science and Business Media LLC",
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  "title": "Parents’ views on their own and their children’s well-being in the context of organised after-school activities in disadvantaged areas",
  "title_text": "Parents’ views on their own and their children’s well-being in the context of organised after-school activities in disadvantaged areas",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:19:54Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/4ff4j7n7k1nk4",
  "venue": "BMC Public Health",
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