Characteristics Influencing Diversity of Participation of Children in Activities Outside School

Shields, Nora; Adair, Brooke; Wilson, Peter; Froude, Elspeth; Imms, Christine

doi:10.5014/ajot.2018.026914

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Characteristics Influencing Diversity of Participation of Children in Activities Outside School

Nora Shields;

Nora Shields

Nora Shields, PhD, is Professor of Clinical and Community Practice, School of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and Northern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; [email protected]

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Brooke Adair;

Brooke Adair

Brooke Adair, PhD, is Research Program Manager, School of Allied Health, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and Centre for Disability and Development Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Peter Wilson;

Peter Wilson

Peter Wilson, PhD, is Professor of Developmental Psychology and Co-Director, Centre for Disability and Development Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Elspeth Froude;

Elspeth Froude

Elspeth Froude, PhD, is Associate Professor in Occupational Therapy and Deputy Head of School, Australian Catholic University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Christine Imms

Christine Imms, PhD, is Professor of Occupational Therapy and Head of Allied Health, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Centre for Disability and Development Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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Online ISSN: 1943-7676

Print ISSN: 0272-9490

2018

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2018, Vol. 72(4), 7204205010p1–7204205010p9.

https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2018.026914

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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