Physical Activity Correlates for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Middle School Physical Education

Autor/inn/en	Pan, Chien-Yu; Tsai, Chia-Liang; Hsieh, Kai-Wen
Titel	Physical Activity Correlates for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Middle School Physical Education
Quelle	In: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 82 (2011) 3, S.491-498 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0270-1367
Schlagwörter	Physical Education; Physical Activities; Autism; Adolescents; Interpersonal Relationship; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Physical Environment; Measurement; Equipment; Correlation; School Policy; Barriers; Junior High School Students; Foreign Countries; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Autismus; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Natürliche Umwelt; Messverfahren; Korrelation; Schulpolitik; Junior High Schools; Student; Students; Sekundarstufe I; Schüler; Schülerin; Ausland
Abstract	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. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10