European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity, 2015 (vol. 8), issue 1
A cross-disciplinary comparison of published articles: Adapted physical activity and special education
Jihyun Lee, Justin A. Haegele
European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity 8, 7-20 (2015) | DOI: 10.5507/euj.2015.001 
Documentary analyses of adapted physical activity (APA) literature have been conducted whichdiscuss publication trends in the APA field (e.g., Karkeletsi, Skordilis, Evaggelinou, Grammatopoulou,& Spanaki, 2012; Porretta & Sherrill, 2005). However, few documentary analyses have compared those results with trends in other related fields, such as special education (SE). This study compares publication trends between APA and SE over a 10-year span. Primary journals from APA and SE, Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly (APAQ) and Exceptional Children (EC), respectively, wereselected for a comparative documentary analysis. A total of 455 articles...
PREDICTORS AND CORRELATES OF SELF-ESTEEM IN DEAF ATHLETES
Wakaki Uchida, Herbert Marsh, Kimio Hashimoto
European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity 8, 21-30 (2015) | DOI: 10.5507/euj.2015.002
The aims of this study were to examine the association between different aspects of self-esteem and level of sport competition and to assess the associations between self-esteem and age, length of participation in sport, and number of dramatic sport experiences in deaf athletes. One hundred and twelve congenitally deaf Japanese athletes completed the Self-Positiveness Scale (SPS) and the Inventory of Dramatic Experience for Sport (IDES). A correlational analysis demonstrated moderate to weak relationships between all of the SPS subscales except self-acceptance and public self-consciousness. One-way ANOVAs revealed that international athletes had fewer...
WHEN SITTING BECOMES SPORT: LIFE STORIES IN SITTING VOLLEYBALL
Sidiropoulos Charalampos, Carla Filomena Silva, Martin Kudlacek
European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity 8, 30-44 (2015) | DOI: 10.5507/euj.2015.003
Results of recent studies support a growing literature which indicates that exercise and physical activity are associated with better quality of life and health outcomes. The purpose of the present qualitative study is to gain a deeper insight into how sitting volleyball players perceive the impact of the sport on their lives. So far, the research in the field of disability and sport has tended to focus on ideological approaches rather than empiricism. Thus, the present study explores how the participants experience their disability and their involvement in sport. The research was conducted with a group of 5 male sitting volleyball players (aged 32...
PHYSICAL FITNESS, SELF-PERCEPTION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN CHILDREN WITH DIFFERENT MOTOR COMPETENCE
Vigdis Vedul- Kjelsås, Ann-Katrin Stensdotter, Monika Haga, Hermundur Sigmundsson
European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity 8, 45-57 (2015) | DOI: 10.5507/euj.2015.004
The aim of the study was to investigate if children at the age of 11 with total scores at or above 13.5 (lower motor competence) on Motor assessment Battery for Children (MABC) differ from children scoring below 13.5 (higher motor competence) in physical fitness, self-perception and physical activity. A total of 67 children completed the Test of Physical Fitness and Harter‟s Self-perception Profile for Children, and two questions concerning physical activity. Children with lower motor competence performed poorer on all fitness tasks, were less physically active and had lower perception of athletic competence and social acceptance, than the group...