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Understanding Parental Physical Activity Behaviours in Parents of Children with Disabilities: An Expanded Theory of Planned Behaviour Approach
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Ku, Byungmo; Haegele, Justin A. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2023
Background: The purpose of the current study was to examine association between physical activity (PA) of parents of children with developmental disabilities and theory of planned behaviour-related variables. Methods: A total of 95 participants completed questionnaires that measured the following variables: PA behaviours, action planning,…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Parent Influence, Developmental Disabilities, Children
Parents of Children with Developmental Disorders: Family Hardiness and Resilience
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Gugliandolo, Maria Cristina; Liga, Francesca; Larcan, Rosalba; Cuzzocrea, Francesca – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2023
Background: Raising a child with developmental disorder is often related to higher stress levels for both mothers and fathers. The aim of the present study was to investigate relationships between resilience, family hardiness, life satisfaction and parental stress among parents of children with and without disabilities. Method: Twenty-eight pairs…
Descriptors: Children, Developmental Disabilities, Child Rearing, Resilience (Psychology)
Arranging and Ordering in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Characteristics, Severity, and Environmental Correlates
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Rodriguez, Nicole M.; Thompson, Rachel H.; Stocco, Corey S.; Schlichenmeyer, Kevin – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2013
Background: There is a need for a more accurate characterisation of higher level restricted and repetitive behaviour (RRB) in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including why it might be considered problematic and events associated with its occurrence. Method: We selected one form of higher level RRB--arranging and ordering--that was rated as severe…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Severity (of Disability), Correlation
Guide for Calculating and Interpreting Effect Sizes and Confidence Intervals in Intellectual and Developmental Disability Research Studies
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Dunst, Carl J.; Hamby, Deborah W. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2012
This paper includes a nontechnical description of methods for calculating effect sizes in intellectual and developmental disability studies. Different hypothetical studies are used to illustrate how null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) and effect size findings can result in quite different outcomes and therefore conflicting results. Whereas…
Descriptors: Intervals, Developmental Disabilities, Statistical Significance, Effect Size
Standardised Observation Analogue Procedure (SOAP) for Assessing Parent and Child Behaviours in Clinical Trials
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Johnson, Cynthia R.; Butter, Eric M.; Handen, Benjamin L.; Sukhodolsky, Denis G.; Mulick, James; Lecavalier, Luc; Aman, Michael G.; Arnold, Eugene L.; Scahill, Lawrence; Swiezy, Naomi; Sacco, Kelley; Stigler, Kimberly A.; McDougle, Christopher J. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2009
Background: Observational measures of parent and child behaviours have a long history in child psychiatric and psychological intervention research, including the field of autism and developmental disability. We describe the development of the Standardised Observational Analogue Procedure (SOAP) for the assessment of parent-child behaviour before…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Parents, Interrater Reliability, Developmental Disabilities
An Exploratory Study of After-School Sedentary Behaviour in Elementary School-Age Children with Intellectual Disability
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Foley, John T.; McCubbin, Jeffrey A. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2009
Background: The purpose of this study was both to investigate if children with intellectual disability (ID) spend more time watching television and on the computer than their peers without disabilities and if total screen time correlates with physical activity in these same children. Methods: Participants were 9 children with ID matched with 9…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Physical Activities, Mental Retardation, Physical Activity Level