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Characteristics influencing diversity of participation of children in activities outside school
Shields, Nora Adair, Brooke Wilson, Peter Froude, Elspeth Imms, Christine
Shields, Nora
Adair, Brooke
Wilson, Peter
Froude, Elspeth
Imms, Christine
Abstract
Objective: A cross-sectional survey was conducted to determine which personal and environmental characteristics influenced diversity of participation in activities outside school for typically developing children and adolescents. Method: Four hundred twenty-two (215 boys) typically developing Australian children (mean = 11.0 yr) completed the Children’s Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment (CAPE) and the Preferences for Activity of Children to describe their participation on five activity types: Recreational, Active Physical, Social, Self-Improvement, and Skill-Based. Linear regression analyses were conducted. Results: Predictors of participation diversity were age and preference for Recreational (aR2 = .44); preference for Active Physical (aR2= .19); gender, school type, and preference for Social (aR2 = .19); preference for Skill-Based (aR2 = .25); and gender, school style, socioeconomic score, and preference for Self-Improvement (aR2 = .24). Conclusion: Preference plays a key role in determining the diversity of participation in activities outside school.
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2018
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American Journal of Occupational Therapy
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72
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4
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7204205010p1-7204205010p9
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School of Behavioural and Health Sciences
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School of Allied Health
Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Allied Health
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