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Adaptive Behavior Moderates Health-Related Pathways in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Bremer, Emily; Cairney, John – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
The purpose of this study was to examine the moderating role of adaptive behavior on the pathways connecting motor competence, physical activity, and health-related fitness in 7-12 year old children with ASD (N = 27). Results demonstrate that motor competence and health-related fitness were positively related (r = 0.42, p < 0.05), and this…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Psychomotor Skills, Physical Activities, Health Behavior
The Association between Playfun and Physical Activity: A Convergent Validation Study
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Bremer, Emily; Graham, Jeffrey D.; Bedard, Chloe; Rodriguez, Christine; Kriellaars, Dean; Cairney, John – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the convergent validity of the PLAYfun tool, a physical literacy-based measure of movement competence, by examining its association with objectively measured physical activity in a sample of children and youth. Method: Participants included 110 children between the ages of seven to 14 years…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Play, Psychomotor Skills, Multiple Literacies
Left Ventricular Structure and Function in Children with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder
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Chirico, Daniele; O'Leary, Deborah; Cairney, John; Klentrou, Panagiota; Haluka, Karen; Hay, John; Faught, Brent – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease risk factors such as obesity and reduced cardio-respiratory fitness. However, there is limited data using laboratory measures for assessing the risk of cardiovascular disease associated with DCD. The purpose of this study was to examine…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Developmental Disabilities, Psychomotor Skills, At Risk Persons
Evaluating Physical Activity Using Accelerometry in Children at Risk of Developmental Coordination Disorder in the Presence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Baerg, Sally; Cairney, John; Hay, John; Rempel, Lynn; Mahlberg, Nadilein; Faught, Brent E. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Physical activity (PA) is compromised in children and adolescents with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Approximately half of all children with DCD suffer from attention-deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD); a cohort often considered more physically active than typically developing youth. Accelerometry is an effective method of assessing…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Physical Activities, Measurement Techniques, At Risk Persons
Cardiopulmonary Fitness and Endurance in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder
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Wu, Sheng K.; Lin, Hsiao-Hui; Li, Yao-Chuen; Tsai, Chia-Liang; Cairney, John – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The purpose of this study was to compare cardiopulmonary fitness and endurance in 9-11-year-old children with DCD against a group of typically developing children in Taiwan. The Movement ABC test was used to evaluate the motor abilities of children. Forty-one participants (20 children with DCD and 21 children without DCD) were recruited for this…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Body Height, Body Composition, Correlation
Developmental Coordination Disorder and Reported Enjoyment of Physical Education in Children
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Cairney, John; Hay, John; Mandigo, James; Wade, Terrance; Faught, Brent E.; Flouris, Andreas – European Physical Education Review, 2007
Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) are less likely to enjoy participating in physical education (PE) than children without motor coordination difficulties. However, no studies have attempted to quantify this relationship or examine potentially modifiable mediating variables. Using a large sample (N = 590) of children (aged 9…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Psychomotor Skills, Comparative Analysis