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Correlations between motor competencies, physical activity and self-concept in children with intellectual disabilities in inclusive education

Schluchter, Thierry; Nagel, Siegfried; Valkanover, Stefan; Eckhart, Michael (2023). Correlations between motor competencies, physical activity and self-concept in children with intellectual disabilities in inclusive education. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 36 (5), pp. 1054-1066 Wiley. 10.1111/jar.13115

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Background
Reciprocal relationships exist between motor competencies, physical activity and self-concept.

Aims
Using a structural equation model, this study examined whether these relationships also appear in children with intellectual disabilities, how they can be validly measured, and if there are differences between children with and without intellectual disabilities.

Materials & Methods
Data from a cross-sectional research project involving 121 children with intellectual disabilities and 1721 without intellectual disabilities were analysed.

Results
The results demonstrate that reciprocal relationships also apply to children with intellectual disabilities and can be elucidated if inverse items are omitted.

Discussion
Children with intellectual disabilities have less developed motor competencies and are less physically active but have a higher general self-concept compared to children without intellectual disabilities. The sport-related ability self-concept of both groups is comparable.

Conclusions
The results are broadly consistent with extant research and illustrate that the development of motor competencies, physical activity and self-concept in children with intellectual disabilities must be encouraged.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

PHBern Contributor:

Schluchter, Thierry, Nagel, Siegfried, Valkanover, Stefan, Eckhart, Michael

Publisher:

Wiley

Projects:

[17 s 0101 02] Soziale Partizipation von Kindern mit einer geistigen Behinderung im integrativen Schul- und Vereinssport Official URL

Language:

English

Submitter:

Thierry Schluchter

Date Deposited:

15 May 2023 15:28

Last Modified:

13 Aug 2023 00:10

Publisher DOI:

10.1111/jar.13115

Uncontrolled Keywords:

intellectual disabilities, motor competencies, physical activity, self-concept, structural equation model

PHBern DOI:

10.57694/6959

URI:

https://phrepo.phbern.ch/id/eprint/6959

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