Citation

Schreuer N, Sachs D, Rosenblum S. Res. Dev. Disabil. 2014; 35(1): 223-233.

Affiliation

Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Haifa, Haifa 31905, Israel. Electronic address: schreuer@research.haifa.ac.il.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ridd.2013.10.001

PMID

24176261

Abstract

The aim of the current study was to compare varied dimensions of participation in leisure activities among school-aged children ages 10-16 with and without disabilities. The Children Leisure Activity Scale (CLASS) was administrated to 294 children, 81 with and 213 without physical disability. Two-way MANCOVA revealed significant differences between the frequency of participation in leisure activities of the study groups: an effect of disability F(4,265=239.57; p<0.001, η(2)=0.78); an effect of gender F(4,265=3.35; p<0.01, η(2)=0.05); and an interaction effect between gender and disability F(4,265=5.23; p<0.001, η(2)=0.64). Children with disabilities, and mostly girls, were found at risk to participate in a narrower variety of activities that involved fewer social interactions. Using linear regressions for each group two different models were identified. Using the CLASS the study contributes evidence-based data regarding children at risk for leisure participation. In addition, the research further established the discriminate validity of the CLASS.

Language: en