title: Relationships between leisure participation and quality of life of people with developmental disabilities.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Studies of people with developmental disabilities suggest that participation in leisure activities might be a key factor for good quality of life. This study explores the relationships between objective and subjective quality of life and leisure participation of adults with developmental disabilities.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional design was used with a convenience sample of 125 people, aged 17-65, living in the community. Participants completed the subjective scale of Integral Quality Scale and the Leisure Assessment Inventory in the form of an individual interview. Staff completed the GENCAT Scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No relationship was found between objective quality of life and leisure participation. However, correlations between some leisure participation dimensions and specific subjective quality of life domains were observed. The results establish a predictive relationship between leisure participation and material, emotional, and physical well-being. Personal and environmental variables analyzed were not found to have a moderating effect on the relationship between leisure participation and quality of life.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings indicate that some aspects of leisure participation may significantly contribute to enhancing the quality of life of young people and adults with developmental disabilities living in the community.
authors.affiliation: INICO, Faculty of Psychology, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Badia
authors.forename: María Begoña
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Orgaz
authors.forename: Miguel Á
authors.initials: MÁ
authors.lastname: Verdugo
authors.forename: Ana M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ullán
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martínez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D015987:Effect Modifier, Epidemiologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D058992:Social Participation / Q000523:psychology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: adults; developmental disabilities; leisure participation; quality of life