Enjoyment, Barriers, and Beliefs About Physical Activity in Adolescents With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder.
| Autor: | Stanish, Heidi, Curtin, Carol, Must, Aviva, Phillips, Sarah, Maslin, Melissa, Bandini, Linda |
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BEHAVIORAL assessment
CHI-squared test COMPARATIVE studies EXPERIMENTAL design FISHER exact test HEALTH attitudes INTELLIGENCE tests INTERVIEWING LEISURE RESEARCH methodology PROBABILITY theory QUESTIONNAIRES RESEARCH funding STATISTICS STATISTICAL reliability AUTISM in adolescence CROSS-sectional method PHYSICAL activity DATA analysis software |
| Zdroj: | Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly; Oct2015, Vol. 32 Issue 4, p302-317, 16p, 4 Charts |
| Abstrakt: | The authors compared physical activity enjoyment, perceived barriers, beliefs, and self-efficacy between adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and typically developing (TD) adolescents. A questionnaire was verbally administered to 35 adolescents with ASD and 60 TD adolescents. Compared with TD adolescents, fewer adolescents with ASD enjoyed team sports (65% vs. 95%, p < .001) and physical education (84% vs. 98%, p = .02). A greater proportion of adolescents with ASD perceived that physical activities were too hard to learn (1 6% vs. 0%, p < .01), and fewer believed that physical activity was a way to make friends (68% vs. 97%, p < .001). Fewer adolescents with ASD preferred to do physical activity in their free time (25% vs. 58%, p < .01). Most adolescents with ASD felt that physical activity is fun (84%), but the proportion was lower than in TD adolescents (98%, p = .03). Some perceptions about physical activity were similar between the 2 groups, but differences identified may inform program development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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