Effects of an 8-Week Structured Physical Activity Program on Psychosocial Behaviors of Children With Intellectual Disabilities

• Autores: Peggy Hiu Nam Choi, Siu Yin Cheung
• Localización: Adapted physical activity quaterly, ISSN 0736-5829, Vol. 33, Nº. 1, 2016, págs. 1-14
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen
  • español

    intervention, generalization, emotional self-control, social interaction

  • English

    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.