TY - JOUR
T1 - Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity and Screen-Time in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
T2 - A Seven-Country Observational Study
AU - Haegele, Justin A.
AU - Sun, Fenghua
AU - Li, Chunxiao
AU - Ng, Kwok
AU - Lee, Jihyun
AU - Chee Ang, Stefanie Hwee
AU - Alves, Maria Luiza Tanure
AU - Yang, Hannah
AU - Wu, Yandan
AU - Tan, Jernice Sing Yee
AU - Rintala, Pauli
AU - Huang, Wendy Yajun
AU - Healy, Sean
AU - dos Santos Alves, Isabella
AU - Schliemann, Andre Lisandro
AU - Maeng, Hyokju
AU - Karna, Eija
AU - Ding, Ding
N1 - Funding Information:
CL and YW are both partially supported by the National Social Science Fund of China [20BTY027; 22BTY062]. JAH and SH are both partially supported by a grant from the US Department of Education [H325H190001]. FS is partially supported by grants from the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences [02140] and Department of Health and Physical Education [04585]. However, the contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the funding agencies, and endorsement by the governing parties should not be assumed.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2024/5
Y1 - 2024/5
N2 - This cross-sectional observational study sought to examine the environmental correlates of physical activity and screen-time among youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Parents of youth with ASD (n = 1,165) from seven countries/regions provided responses to an online survey form measuring environmental correlates (i.e., physical activity neighborhood environment, social network, social trust and cohesion, bedroom media, social home environment) and outcomes (i.e., physical activity, screen-time). Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to determine environmental predictors of the outcomes. Physical activity neighborhood environment (B = 0.15, p = 0.047), social network (B = 0.16, p = 0.02), and social home environment (B = 1.07, p < 0.001) were significantly associated with physical activity, whereas social trust and cohesion and bedroom media were not. Further, social trust and cohesion (B = -0.14, p = 0.001), bedroom media (B = 0.10, p = 0.001), and social home environment (B = -0.16, p < 0.001) were significantly associated with screen-time while neighborhood environment and social network were not. The identified environmental attributes of physical activity and screen-time behaviors should be targeted for health promotion among youth with ASD.
AB - This cross-sectional observational study sought to examine the environmental correlates of physical activity and screen-time among youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Parents of youth with ASD (n = 1,165) from seven countries/regions provided responses to an online survey form measuring environmental correlates (i.e., physical activity neighborhood environment, social network, social trust and cohesion, bedroom media, social home environment) and outcomes (i.e., physical activity, screen-time). Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to determine environmental predictors of the outcomes. Physical activity neighborhood environment (B = 0.15, p = 0.047), social network (B = 0.16, p = 0.02), and social home environment (B = 1.07, p < 0.001) were significantly associated with physical activity, whereas social trust and cohesion and bedroom media were not. Further, social trust and cohesion (B = -0.14, p = 0.001), bedroom media (B = 0.10, p = 0.001), and social home environment (B = -0.16, p < 0.001) were significantly associated with screen-time while neighborhood environment and social network were not. The identified environmental attributes of physical activity and screen-time behaviors should be targeted for health promotion among youth with ASD.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Disability
KW - Environment
KW - Physical exercise
KW - Sedentary behavior
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85148957179&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10803-023-05918-7
DO - 10.1007/s10803-023-05918-7
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 36849839
AN - SCOPUS:85148957179
SN - 0162-3257
VL - 54
SP - 1740
EP - 1748
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
IS - 5
ER -
