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The Psychosocial Outcomes Among Athletes And Youths With Disabilities, Coleen E. Martinez
The Psychosocial Outcomes Among Athletes And Youths With Disabilities, Coleen E. Martinez
Masters Theses
Background: Physical activity (PA) through sports participation can help people with disabilities (PWD) improve their health outcomes (physical, psychological and social). Children also participate in sports because it is fun. The majority of research has focused on the physical outcomes of PA. There is a national call to increase the research into the psychological benefits of PA among PWD.
Purpose: (1) To conduct a pilot study to utilize the Health through Sport Model to determine the effects of wheelchair basketball on physical self-perception and sport enjoyment in youth with disabilities. (2) To conduct a systematic review of research …