Janssen, M. (Miranca) (2013) Physical fitness, sports participation and perceived competence in children with learning disabilities. thesis, Human Movement Sciences.
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Abstract
The aims of this study were to (1) compare components of physical fitness (i.e. aerobic fitness and muscular strength) and sports participation of children with learning disabilities (LD) and typically developing (TD) children, (2) study the development of physical fitness in children with LD over a 4 year period and (3) examine the relation between sports participation and perceived physical competence with physical fitness in children with LD. Forty-six children with LD (31 boys, 15 girls, age of enrolment 8-10 year, IQ range=75-109) were included in the longitudinal study and performed the Eurofit test (10-by-5 m shuttle run (SR), 20m SR, standing broad jump (SBJ), sit-ups (SU) and hand grip strength (HGS)) annually for 4 consecutive years. In a cross-sectional study physical fitness and sports participation of a subsample of 3 8 children with LD was compared with age and gender matched TD children. The subsample of children with LD also filled out the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance. The results showed that children with LD performed significantly worse on aerobic fitness and muscular strength test items and participated less in organised sports (55.6%) than TD children (89 .5% ). There was a close to linear development in performance on 1 0-by-5 m SR and SU in children with LD. HGS significantly increased from age 8 to 9 and showed a clear acceleration from age 10 to 11. Performance on SBJ was relatively stable and only significantly itnproved from age 9 to 10. Performance on 20m SR significantly increased from age 8 to 9. thereafter performance remained stable. Sports participation was not associated with physical fitness in children with LD. A moderate and positive association was found between perceived physical ompetence and items of muscular strength, but no relation was found with aerobic fitness. The findings of this study highlight the importance of stimulating the development of aerobic fitness and muscular strength in children with LD. Further research is needed to investigate the role of organised sports participation and perceived con1petence in interventions aimed at increasing the developtnent of physical fitness in children with LD.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Thesis) |
|---|---|
| Supervisor name: | Supervisor: and Hartman, Dr. E. and Centre for Human Movement Science and Groningen |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jun 2020 11:00 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2020 11:00 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2005 |
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