ERIC Number: EJ849555
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Jul
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0736-5829
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Effect of Indoor Wall Climbing on Self- Efficacy and Self-Perceptions of Children with Special Needs
Mazzoni, Erin R.; Purves, P. Lynn; Southward, Julie; Rhodes, Ryan E.; Temple, Viviene A.
Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, v26 n3 p259-273 Jul 2009
The impact of a six-week indoor wall climbing on the perceptions of self for children with special needs aged 6-12 years was explored. Participants (n = 46) were randomly assigned to the intervention (girls, n = 4; boys, n = 19) and control groups (girls, n = 5; boys, n = 18). Belayers' and children's perceptions of efficacy were measured using specifically designed questionnaires and perceptions of competence and global self-worth were measured using Harter's (1985) Self-Perception Profile for Children for participants with an adaptive age of 8 years or higher. Children's self-efficacy and belayers' ratings of children's efficacy improved significantly, t(21) = 3.9, p = 0.001, d = 0.84 and F(2, 44) = 30.03, p less than 0.001, respectively. The children's judgments of their athletic and social competence and global self-worth, however, did not change over time or differ from the wait-listed control group (p greater than 0.05). These results suggest that it is likely that many experiences that enhance self-efficacy may be needed to improve self-perceptions. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Control Groups, Females, Self Efficacy, Self Concept, Disabilities, Males, Physical Activities, Student Attitudes, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Questionnaires, Attitude Measures, Children, Preadolescents, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Body Composition, Psychomotor Skills, Daily Living Skills, Interpersonal Competence
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Scales of Independent Behavior; Self Perception Profile for Children
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