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Physical Activity Engagement in Young People with Down Syndrome: Investigating Parental Beliefs

Physical Activity Engagement in Young People with Down Syndrome: Investigating Parental Beliefs Published for the British Institute of Learning Disabilities Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities 2017, 30, 71–83 Physical Activity Engagement in Young People with Down Syndrome: Investigating Parental Beliefs Marianna Alesi and Annamaria Pepi Dipartimento di Scienze Psicologiche, Pedagogiche e della Formazione, Universita degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy Accepted for publication 7 September 2015 Background Despite the wide documentation of the Three barrier themes were identified: (i) the lack of APA physical/psychological benefits derived from regular expert coaches and specialized gyms; (ii) the physical activity (PA), high levels of inactivity are characteristics of Down syndrome; and (iii) the parental reported among people with Down syndrome. beliefs and worries. This study aims to explore parental beliefs concerning Conclusions Family plays a key role, as facilitator and involvement, facilitators/barriers and benefits of PA in barrier, to the participation of their children with Down young people. syndrome in PA. Crucial is the implementation of Method Semi-structured interviews were conducted with evidence-based exercise programmes involving people 13 parents of young people with Down syndrome. with Down syndrome and their families. Results Three facilitation themes were identified: (i) the support derived from family; (ii) the availability of APA Keywords: barriers, benefits of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities Wiley

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Wiley
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Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
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1360-2322
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1468-3148
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10.1111/jar.12220
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Published for the British Institute of Learning Disabilities Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities 2017, 30, 71–83 Physical Activity Engagement in Young People with Down Syndrome: Investigating Parental Beliefs Marianna Alesi and Annamaria Pepi Dipartimento di Scienze Psicologiche, Pedagogiche e della Formazione, Universita degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy Accepted for publication 7 September 2015 Background Despite the wide documentation of the Three barrier themes were identified: (i) the lack of APA physical/psychological benefits derived from regular expert coaches and specialized gyms; (ii) the physical activity (PA), high levels of inactivity are characteristics of Down syndrome; and (iii) the parental reported among people with Down syndrome. beliefs and worries. This study aims to explore parental beliefs concerning Conclusions Family plays a key role, as facilitator and involvement, facilitators/barriers and benefits of PA in barrier, to the participation of their children with Down young people. syndrome in PA. Crucial is the implementation of Method Semi-structured interviews were conducted with evidence-based exercise programmes involving people 13 parents of young people with Down syndrome. with Down syndrome and their families. Results Three facilitation themes were identified: (i) the support derived from family; (ii) the availability of APA Keywords: barriers, benefits of

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