title: Physical Activity Enjoyment, Perceived Barriers, and Beliefs Among Adolescents With and Without Intellectual Disabilities.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Youths with intellectual disabilities (ID) exhibit low levels of physical activity, but the underlying contributors to behavior are unclear. We compared physical activity enjoyment, perceived barriers, beliefs, and self-efficacy among adolescents with ID and typically developing (TD) adolescents.
  
  
  METHODS
  A questionnaire was administered to 38 adolescents with ID (mean age, 16.8 years) and 60 TD adolescents (mean age, 15.3 years). Of the original 33 questionnaire items, 23 met the test-retest reliability criteria and were included in the group comparisons.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fewer adolescents with ID reported that they have someone with whom to do physical activity (64% vs 93%: P < .001), and a greater percentage of adolescents with ID perceived that physical activities were too hard to learn (41% vs 0%; P < .001). Fewer adolescents with ID believed that physical activity would be good for their health (92% vs 100%; P = .05). More adolescents with ID reported a dislike of individual physical activities (P = .02). A large percentage of adolescents with ID (84%) responded that they were good at doing physical activities, but the difference between groups was only of borderline significance (95% of TD adolescents, P = .06).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Adolescents shared many of the same perceptions about physical activity, but some important differences between groups were identified.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Exercise and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Heidi I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Stanish
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Curtin
authors.forename: Aviva
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Must
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maslin
authors.forename: Linda G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Bandini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000941:ethics*; D010465:Perception; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
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