Comparison of Physical Fitness Performance between Elementary-Aged Students with and without Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Autor/in	Colombo-Dougovito, Andrew M.
Titel	Comparison of Physical Fitness Performance between Elementary-Aged Students with and without Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Quelle	In: Physical Educator, 70 (2013) 3, S.262-281 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-8981
Schlagwörter	Physical Fitness; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Elementary School Students; Motor Development; Physical Activities; Tests; Test Items; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Comparative Analysis; Multivariate Analysis; Michigan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Leistungsfähigkeit; Motorische Entwicklung; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Test content; Testaufgabe; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Multivariate Analyse
Abstract	The purpose of this investigation was to analyze the possible differences of the physical fitness performance of elementary-aged students with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Little research has been produced in the area of youth with ADHD and motor development; this research paper further investigates the effects of ADHD and motor development within elementary-aged students. The participants included 51 elementary-aged students between ages 7 and 10. These participants included eight with ADHD (three females, five males; age, M = 7.75) and 43 without ADHD (21 females, 22 males; age, M = 8.23). They received measures on seven test items selected from "The President's Challenge" physical fitness program, including curl-up, push-up, pull-up, flexed-arm hang, sit and reach, endurance run, and shuttle run. A simple multivariable analysis (MANOVA) and one variable analysis (ANOVA) were used to analyze the differences between students with and without ADHD. Results showed little difference between the two groups. Follow-up tests again showed little variance, even when compared against gender and age. These findings revealed that young adults with ADHD are on par and/or show performance similar to their peers on fitness performance assessments. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10