title: Parents' beliefs and intentions toward supporting physical activity participation for their children with disabilities.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine validity and reliability evidence of a questionnaire regarding parents' beliefs and intentions toward supporting physical activity (PA) participation of their children with disabilities (CWD). A total of 220 parents of CWD in South Korea completed a questionnaire that was developed using the theory of planned behavior (TPB). Exploratory factor analysis revealed that behavioral, control, and normative beliefs accounted for 31.13%, 20.45%, and 19.63% of the total variance of the intention, respectively. Reliability of entire scale was .85 using Cronbach's alpha. Reliabilities of the 3 beliefs were .86, .82, and .87, respectively. Standard multiple-regression analysis indicated that behavioral and normative beliefs significantly predicted parents' intention, p < .01. Intention was a significant predictor of parents' behavior, p < .01. The results of this study indicated that the TPB can be useful to examine parental support for PA participation of their CWD.
authors: Dept of Physical Education Teacher Education, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, East Stroudsburg, PA.
authors: Mihye
authors: M
authors: Jeong
authors: So Yeun
authors: SY
authors: Kim
authors: Eunkyung
authors: E
authors: Lee
authors: Euikyung
authors: E
authors: Lee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards; D055815:Young Adult