Effects of an 8-week structured physical activity program on psychosocial behaviors of children with intellectual disabilities

Peggy Hiu Nam Choi; Siu Yin Cheung

doi:10.1123/APAQ.2014-0213

Effects of an 8-week structured physical activity program on psychosocial behaviors of children with intellectual disabilities

Peggy Hiu Nam Choi^*, Siu Yin Cheung

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

13 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the impact of an 8-wk structured physical activity program on selected psychosocial behaviors of children with intellectual disabilities (ID) and to estimate whether generalization occurred. Thirty children (22 boys, 8 girls) with mild ID took part in the study. The ANCOVA results showed a significant difference between the training group and the control group in emotional self-control mean scores, F(1, 25) = 7.61, p =.011, with the posttest mean score of the training group being better than that of the control group. The correlation analysis showed a medium, positive correlation between the gain scores of emotional self-control in the training context and classroom context of the training group (r =.41, n = 16, p =.12). Hence, generalization appeared to have occurred.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-14
Number of pages	14
Journal	Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly
Volume	33
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1123/APAQ.2014-0213
Publication status	Published - Jan 2016

Scopus Subject Areas

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

User-Defined Keywords

Emotional self-control
Generalization
Intervention
Social interaction

Access to Document

10.1123/APAQ.2014-0213

Cite this

@article{ae31b209bdfe492297bd863d6fa8c225,

title = "Effects of an 8-week structured physical activity program on psychosocial behaviors of children with intellectual disabilities",

abstract = "The study aimed to investigate the impact of an 8-wk structured physical activity program on selected psychosocial behaviors of children with intellectual disabilities (ID) and to estimate whether generalization occurred. Thirty children (22 boys, 8 girls) with mild ID took part in the study. The ANCOVA results showed a significant difference between the training group and the control group in emotional self-control mean scores, F(1, 25) = 7.61, p =.011, with the posttest mean score of the training group being better than that of the control group. The correlation analysis showed a medium, positive correlation between the gain scores of emotional self-control in the training context and classroom context of the training group (r =.41, n = 16, p =.12). Hence, generalization appeared to have occurred.",

keywords = "Emotional self-control, Generalization, Intervention, Social interaction",

author = "Choi, {Peggy Hiu Nam} and Cheung, {Siu Yin}",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 Human Kinetics, Inc.",

year = "2016",

month = jan,

doi = "10.1123/APAQ.2014-0213",

language = "English",

volume = "33",

pages = "1--14",

journal = "Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly",

issn = "0736-5829",

publisher = "Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Effects of an 8-week structured physical activity program on psychosocial behaviors of children with intellectual disabilities

AU - Choi, Peggy Hiu Nam

AU - Cheung, Siu Yin

PY - 2016/1

Y1 - 2016/1

N2 - The study aimed to investigate the impact of an 8-wk structured physical activity program on selected psychosocial behaviors of children with intellectual disabilities (ID) and to estimate whether generalization occurred. Thirty children (22 boys, 8 girls) with mild ID took part in the study. The ANCOVA results showed a significant difference between the training group and the control group in emotional self-control mean scores, F(1, 25) = 7.61, p =.011, with the posttest mean score of the training group being better than that of the control group. The correlation analysis showed a medium, positive correlation between the gain scores of emotional self-control in the training context and classroom context of the training group (r =.41, n = 16, p =.12). Hence, generalization appeared to have occurred.

AB - The study aimed to investigate the impact of an 8-wk structured physical activity program on selected psychosocial behaviors of children with intellectual disabilities (ID) and to estimate whether generalization occurred. Thirty children (22 boys, 8 girls) with mild ID took part in the study. The ANCOVA results showed a significant difference between the training group and the control group in emotional self-control mean scores, F(1, 25) = 7.61, p =.011, with the posttest mean score of the training group being better than that of the control group. The correlation analysis showed a medium, positive correlation between the gain scores of emotional self-control in the training context and classroom context of the training group (r =.41, n = 16, p =.12). Hence, generalization appeared to have occurred.

KW - Emotional self-control

KW - Generalization

KW - Intervention

KW - Social interaction

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84962157690&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1123/APAQ.2014-0213

DO - 10.1123/APAQ.2014-0213

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 26785496

AN - SCOPUS:84962157690

SN - 0736-5829

VL - 33

SP - 1

EP - 14

JO - Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly

JF - Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly

IS - 1

ER -

Effects of an 8-week structured physical activity program on psychosocial behaviors of children with intellectual disabilities

Abstract

Scopus Subject Areas

User-Defined Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this