Socio-Ecological Correlates of Physical Activity in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study in Spain

Autor/inn/en	Salvador-GarcÍa, Celina; Santágueda-Villanueva, MarÍa; Valverde-Esteve, Teresa; Chiva-Bartoll, Óscar
Titel	Socio-Ecological Correlates of Physical Activity in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study in Spain
Quelle	In: International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 69 (2022) 1, S.302-318 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Salvador-GarcÍa, Celina) ORCID (Santágueda-Villanueva, MarÍa) ORCID (Valverde-Esteve, Teresa) ORCID (Chiva-Bartoll, Óscar)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1034-912X
DOI	10.1080/1034912X.2021.1975264
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Physical Activity Level; Children; Early Adolescents; Social Influences; Student Characteristics; Correlation; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Parent Influence; Teacher Influence; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Curriculum; Family Environment; Life Style; Foreign Countries; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Child; Kind; Kinder; Sozialer Einfluss; Korrelation; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Familienmilieu; Lebensstil; Ausland; Spanien
Abstract	This study aims to analyse the Physical Activity (PA) levels of a group of children with ASD and explore certain socio-ecological variables that may be correlated with these levels. The participants of this cross-sectional study were 20 boys and 5 girls with ASD, aged between 4 and 14 years. A socio-demographic questionnaire was designed expressly to obtain socio-demographic data, and PA levels were measured with a triaxial accelerometer (ActiGraph, wGT3X-BT). After performing a descriptive analysis, we analysed the relationship between the variables through Spearman correlations and performed the Kruskal Wallis test to compare the results of moderate, vigorous and very vigorous PA according to the following factors: age, gender, PA of their parents or tutors, curricular adaptations, medication, number of siblings, attention deficit, impulsiveness hyperactivity, inattentive-ness, inability to achieve success, movement difficulties, learning difficulties and fearfulness. Finally, we performed logarithmic 4th-order regression analysis for the practice of moderate-intensity activity according to the participants' age. The findings show that variables in the individual domain (i.e. gender, age, co-morbidity/features of ASD and curricular adaptations) and family domain (i.e. presence of siblings and parents' PA) may be related to the PA levels of ASD children. This investigation shows the importance of considering socio-demographic aspects in children with ASD in order to promote healthy and active lifestyles. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01