title: Psychological well-being and social participation assessment in visually impaired subjects playing Torball: a controlled study.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences in psychological well-being, symptomatic psychological disorders and social participation, between blind Torball players and non-players. Thirty blind male participants were recruited, 17 Torball players (aged 36.27±3.46) and 13 non-players (aged 34.80±2.53), and evaluated for social participation level, psychological well-being and symptomatic psychological disorders, using three validated self-report questionnaires: Participation Scale (PS), Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS) and Symptom Checklist 90 R (SCL-90-R) respectively. ANOVA showed significant overall differences between the two groups. The social restriction score in the non-player group was significantly higher (p<0.01) than the player group. The Torball player group showed significant better scores than non-player group in 5 of the 6 dimensions of the PWB Scale (p<0.01) and in 8 of the 10 dimensions of the SCL-90-R (7 dimensions p<0.01; 1 dimension p<0.05) and in the three global scores of the SCL-90-R (p<0.01). The results of this study showed a relationship between psychological well-being and social skills of visually impaired people and their Torball practice.
authors: Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, Via F. De Sanctis, 86100 Campobasso, Italy. alessandra.dicagno@unimol.it
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authors: Di Cagno
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authors: Iuliano
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authors: Aquino
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authors: Fiorilli
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authors: Battaglia
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authors: Giombini
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authors: Calcagno
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D001766:Blindness / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D008603:Mental Health; D012919:Social Behavior; D058992:Social Participation / Q000523:psychology*; D013177:Sports / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D019987:Persons with Visual Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*