title: Participation in leisure activities: differences between children with and without physical disabilities.
abstract: The aim of the current study was to compare varied dimensions of participation in leisure activities among school-aged children ages 10-16 with and without disabilities. The Children Leisure Activity Scale (CLASS) was administrated to 294 children, 81 with and 213 without physical disability. Two-way MANCOVA revealed significant differences between the frequency of participation in leisure activities of the study groups: an effect of disability F(4,265=239.57; p<0.001, η(2)=0.78); an effect of gender F(4,265=3.35; p<0.01, η(2)=0.05); and an interaction effect between gender and disability F(4,265=5.23; p<0.001, η(2)=0.64). Children with disabilities, and mostly girls, were found at risk to participate in a narrower variety of activities that involved fewer social interactions. Using linear regressions for each group two different models were identified. Using the CLASS the study contributes evidence-based data regarding children at risk for leisure participation. In addition, the research further established the discriminate validity of the CLASS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Haifa, Haifa 31905, Israel. Electronic address: schreuer@research.haifa.ac.il.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Schreuer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sachs
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rosenblum
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D007899:Leisure Activities / Q000523:psychology*; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D019957:Motor Skills Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D020377:Self Efficacy; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013177:Sports / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Games and sports; Indoor and outdoor activities; Play; Self-enrichment