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 |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-14 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jan 2016 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
User-Defined Keywords
- Emotional self-control
- Generalization
- Intervention
- Social interaction