An exploratory analysis of parental factors related to physical activity in children living with autism
department or school: Health and Social Development, Faculty of (Okanagan)
department or school: Nursing, School of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: McFee, Erin Marie
issued: 2019-06-25T22:22:04Z
issued: 2019
related degree: Master of Science in Nursing - MSN
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) experience unique developmental and social challenges that place them at increased risk for injury, which can present barriers to participation in physical activities that are normally a routine part of childhood. These barriers leave children with ASD at risk of obesity, and increased amounts of sedentary activities; as well as decreased levels of physical activity and community recreation participation. For parents raising children living with ASD, finding safe and developmentally appropriate activities for their children to engage in, can be a significant source of stress. This thesis presents a quantitative exploratory analysis of data collected from parents (N=69) through the Autism and Developmental Disorders Lab (ADDL) at Simon Fraser University in 2017. Using statistical methods, this research increases understanding of factors related to parents’ decisions in providing opportunities for physical activity whilst balancing risk and safety by investigating the differences/similarities that exist between parents raising a child living with ASD, and those parents who are raising a child without ASD. Specifically this analysis explored how a child’s ASD diagnosis, and/or ASD symptoms impacts parent perceived barriers to activity, child sedentary behavior/screen time, child physical activity (outside play and activity type), parents’ perceptions of protection from injury and risk; as well as the impact on parent self-efficacy in balancing their child’s protection from injury and risk. Results indicated that parents raising a child living with ASD did not differ significantly in their perceptions of protection from injury and risk, or in their self-efficacy from parents raising a child without ASD. However, parents report that their child living with ASD was exceeding recommended daily amounts of sedentary behavior/screen time. In addition, parents raising a child living with ASD were found to experience significantly mo…
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note: AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OF PARENTAL FACTORS RELATED TO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN CHILDREN LIVING WITH AUTISM by Erin Marie McFee BSN, Okanagan University College, 1999 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING in THE COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) June 2019 © Erin Marie McFee, 2019 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis/dissertation entitled: An Exploratory Analysis of Parental Factors Related to Physical Activity in Children Living with Autism submitted by Erin Marie McFee in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science in Nursing. Dr. Lise Olsen, UBC Okanagan, Faculty of Health and Social Development Supervisor Dr. Alison McManus, UBC Okanagan, Faculty of Health and Social Development Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Grace Iarocci, SFU, Department of Psychology Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Kathy Rush, UBC Okanagan, Faculty of Health and Social Development Neutral Chair Dr. Shelly Ben-David, UBC Okanagan, Faculty of Health and Social Development University Examiner iii Abstract Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) experience unique developmental and social challenges that place them at increased risk for injury, which can present barriers to participation in physical activities that are normally a routine part of childhood. These barriers leave children with ASD at risk of obesity, and increased amounts of sedentary activities; as well as decreased levels of physical activity and community recreation participation. For parents raising children living with ASD, finding safe and developmentally appropriate activities for their children to engage in, can be a significant source of stress. This thesis presents a quantitative exploratory analysis of data collected from parents (N=69) through the Autism and Developmental Disorders Lab …
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2019-09
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0379612
language: eng
degree discipline: Nursing
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/70789