TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical activity correlates for children with autism spectrum disorders in middle school physical education
AU - Pan, Chien Yu
AU - Tsai, Chia Liang
AU - Hsieh, Kai Wen
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was partially supported by NSC 98-2410-H-017-025. We express our gratitude to all adolescents and teachers who participated in this study, parents of adolescents for their support, and research assistants who helped with data collection. Please address all correspondence concerning this article to Chien-Yu Pan, Department of Physical Education, National Kaohsiung Normal University, No.116, He-Ping First Road, Kaohsiung 802, Taiwan.
PY - 2011/9
Y1 - 2011/9
N2 - This study examined potential correlates that might influence physical activity (PA) of adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in physical education. Students with (n = 19) and without (n = 76) ASD wore an accelerometer during physical education. Data were collected in 38 physical education lessons. The results showed that (a) students with ASD were less physically active than their peers, (b) their PA was related positively to their social interaction with peers, and (c) their moderate to vigorous PA depended on PA content, physical environment, and instructor-related characteristics. The findings suggest a need for additional studies on the relationship between the needs of adolescents with ASD and the content offered in physical education so as to inform school policies and help to remove barriers to promoting PA among this population.
AB - This study examined potential correlates that might influence physical activity (PA) of adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in physical education. Students with (n = 19) and without (n = 76) ASD wore an accelerometer during physical education. Data were collected in 38 physical education lessons. The results showed that (a) students with ASD were less physically active than their peers, (b) their PA was related positively to their social interaction with peers, and (c) their moderate to vigorous PA depended on PA content, physical environment, and instructor-related characteristics. The findings suggest a need for additional studies on the relationship between the needs of adolescents with ASD and the content offered in physical education so as to inform school policies and help to remove barriers to promoting PA among this population.
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U2 - 10.1080/02701367.2011.10599782
DO - 10.1080/02701367.2011.10599782
M3 - Article
C2 - 21957708
AN - SCOPUS:80053959214
SN - 0270-1367
VL - 82
SP - 491
EP - 498
JO - Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
JF - Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
IS - 3
ER -