European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity, 2017 (vol. 10), issue 2
Psychometric Properties of the Physical Self-perception Profile: Short Clinical Version in Geriatric Populations
José Pedro Ferreira, Maria Helena Cruz, Tiago Ferreira Salgueiro, Kenneth Richard Fox
European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity 10, 3-13 (2017) | DOI: 10.5507/euj.2017.005 
The short clinical version of the Physical Self-Perception Profile - (CPSPP) was constructed to measure self-perceptions in the physical domain in older people and patients in clinical and rehabilitation settings. It is made up of subscales to assess perceptions of physical function, physical health, strength, sports competence, body attractiveness and also overall physical self-worth (PSW). Using confirmatory factor analysis, the present study tested the factorial validity of CPSPP, with 1002 Portuguese participants aged 65 or more (74.39 ± 7.11). This included 501 males (74.26 ± 7.08) and 501 females (74.52 ± 7.15) from private and...
Physical Activity Frequency of Special Olympic Athletes Ages 8-18 Across Economic Status
Kathryn Rozak, John Thomas Foley, Cathy MacDonald, Rebecca Bryan, Meghann Lloyd, Viviene Temple
European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity 10, 14-19 (2017) | DOI: 10.5507/euj.2017.006
The purpose of the study was to examine self-reported physical activity frequency of an international sample of-children and youth aged 8-17 who participate in Special Olympics across economic status. A secondary aim was to-determine if there was a difference between males and females in physical activity frequency across economic status. Data from 12,243 children and youth were available from the Special Olympics International Healthy Athletes Database after data cleaning (7819 male and 4424 female). Prevalence rates were calculated with confidence intervals for physical activity occurring less than three days per week, or three or more days per week...
Validity and Reliability Evidence of Smart Start in Preschoool-aged Children with/without a Developmental Delay and/or a Disability
Jaehun Jung, So-Yeun Kim, Lauriece L. Zittel, Marilyn A. Looney
European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity 10, 20-30 (2017) | DOI: 10.5507/euj.2017.007
The purpose of this study was to investigate validity and reliability evidence of Smart Start in male (n =35) and female (n = 25) children with/without a disability. Fundamental movement skills (FMS) of preschoolers (with a disability, n = 32; and without a disability, n = 28) aged between 37 to 64 months were examined using Smart Start and the Test of Gross Motor Development-Second Edition. The correlation between total scores of the two instruments was r = .89, p < .01. Across three raters, the average percentages of agreement, modified kappa coefficients, and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) for intra-rater reliability using Smart Start...
Quality of Life of Wheelchair Rugby Players
Tomá¹ Zelenka, Martin Kudláèek, Julie Wittmannová
European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity 10, 31-35 (2017) | DOI: 10.5507/euj.2017.008
Quality of life (QOL) of persons with disabilities has recently become focus of studies in various academic disciplines There is 250-500 thousands new cases of spinal cord injury annually, with majority being caused by accidents. Spinal cord injury (SCI) makes significant impact on person's lives as only one third of persons with SCI are able to return to jobs they did prior to acquiring SCI and majority of them cannot return to the hobbies or sports. The purpose of this study was to show the effect of sport participation in wheelchair rugby on QOL of persons with spinal cord injury. Twenty male wheelchair rugby players - athletes with tetraplegia,...
Pedagogies for Inclusion in Finnish PE: The Teachers' Perspective
Christopher Mihajlovic
European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity 10, 36-49 (2017) | DOI: 10.5507/euj.2017.009
This paper analyses teachers' points of view regarding the changes and differentiations in their teaching content and didactic choices that they find necessary to ensure the participation of children with disabilities in physical education (PE) classes. The study consists of a qualitative approach that utilised semi-structured interviews, field notes and participant observation as data collection tools. Three subject teachers of PE, four special education teachers and one class teacher located in the Metropolitan area of Helsinki participated in the research. Given this small sample group, the results of the study make no claims for generalisability,...