ERIC Number: EJ742629
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Publication Date: 2004
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Attitudinal and Psychosocial Outcomes of a Fitness and Health Education Program on Adults with Down Syndrome
Heller, Tamar; Hsieh, Kelly; Rimmer, James H.
American Journal on Mental Retardation, v109 n2 p175-185 2004
Attitudinal and psychosocial outcomes of a fitness and health education program for adults with Down syndrome were examined. Participants were 53 adults with Down syndrome ages 30 years and older (29 females, 24 males, M age = 39.72 years) who were randomized into a training (n = 32) or control group (n = 21). The training group participated in a 12-week, 3 days per week, exercise and health education program. Outcome measures included attitudes towards exercise (cognitive-emotional barriers, outcomes expectations, and performance self-efficacy) and psychosocial well-being (community integration, depression, and life satisfaction). Compared to controls, the training group showed significant changes in attitudes towards exercise, including increased exercise self-efficacy, more positive expected outcomes, fewer cognitive-emotional barriers, improved life satisfaction, and marginally lower depression.
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Life Satisfaction, Depression (Psychology), Down Syndrome, Health Education, Physical Fitness, Adults, Training, Measures (Individuals), Outcomes of Treatment, Comparative Analysis, Exercise, Well Being, Attitude Measures, Program Effectiveness, Psychological Patterns, Social Influences, Emotional Response
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Language: English
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