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ERIC Number: EJ1349564
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Oct
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
EISSN: EISSN-1573-3432
Brief Report: Perceived Barriers to Physical Activity among a National Sample of Autistic Adults
Healy, Sean; Brewer, Benjamin; Laxton, Paige; Powers, Brittany; Daly, Julie; McGuire, Joseph; Patterson, Freda
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v52 n10 p4583-4591 Oct 2022
Improving physical activity (PA) levels in autistic adults is an important population health goal. Limiting efforts to achieve this goal is an incomplete understanding of the barriers to PA in this high-risk group. This study utilized cross-sectional data collected via an electronic survey from 253 autistic adults aged 18-50 years to examine their perceived barriers to PA, how PA barriers differed by demographic factors, and the relationship between PA barriers and meeting PA guidelines. The Barriers to Physical Activity scale assessed the independent variable. Lack of motivation to exercise, perceiving exercise as boring, and lack of transportation were the most strongly endorsed barriers to PA. Participants who reported these barriers were significantly less likely ([less than or equal to] 50%) to meet PA guidelines.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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