An Examination of Parent-Reported Facilitators and Barriers to Organized Physical Activity Engagement for Youth With Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Physical, and Medical Conditions

Frontiers in Psychology

Andrew J. O. Whitehouse¹  Carmel Sivaratnam³  Nicole J. Rinehart³  Moira Whelan³  Nicole V. Papadopoulos³  Chloe Emonson³  Katrina Williams⁵  Jennifer McGinley⁷  Helen Skouteris⁸  Simon A. Moss⁹  Sophy T. F. Shih^1,10 

[1] 0Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia;Clinical Sciences, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Parkville, VIC, Australia;Deakin Child Study Centre, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia;Deakin Health Economics, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia;Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia;Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia;Department of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia;Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia;Research and Research Training, Charles Darwin University, Palmerston City, NT, Australia;Surveillance, Evaluation and Research Program, The Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia;

关键词: organized physical activity;    positive youth development;    disability;    facilitators;    barriers;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.568723

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Organized physical activity (OPA) is an important contributor to physical, social, and emotional health and well-being; however, young people with disabilities are participating at lower rates than their peers without disabilities. This study aimed to (1) compare facilitators and barriers to OPA for young people with disabilities who currently do and do not participate in OPA and (2) to assess whether groups differed in the type of internal and external assets they reported. Parents of 218 young people (41% with a primary diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder) with a diverse representation of disabilities completed an online survey. Young people were categorized as either participants in OPA (n = 131) or non-participants (n = 87) by parent report. Non-participation was significantly predicted by the barrier “there are no activities my child enjoys” and by a lack of children’s motivation and happiness during OPA. Significant internal assets differentiating participants from non-participants were the ability to understand simple instructions, love of sport, and meeting physical activity guidelines. Significant external assets were parent and sibling participation in OPA, school type, and household income. The findings from this study have important implications for the design of public health interventions that aim to promote OPA in young people with disabilities, highlighting the need to make activities enjoyable, promote participation of siblings and parents, and support low-income families to participate.

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