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Relationships between Adaptive Behaviours, Personal Factors, and Participation of Young Children

Hazel Killeen1, Agnes Shiel2, Mary Law3

  • 1a Occupational Therapy, Aras Moyola , National University of Ireland , Galway , Ireland.

Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics
|December 20, 2017
PubMed

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Adaptive behavior significantly influences young children's participation intensity and diversity. This highlights the importance of adaptive skills in early childhood development for varied activities.

Area of Science:

  • Child Development
  • Behavioral Science
  • Pediatrics

Background:

  • Understanding factors influencing young children's participation is crucial for developmental assessments.
  • Personal factors like age and socioeconomic status, alongside adaptive behavior, are key considerations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine how personal factors (age, socioeconomic grouping, preterm birth) and adaptive behavior predict young children's participation patterns.
  • To analyze the variance explained by adaptive behavior and personal factors in the intensity and diversity of children's participation.

Main Methods:

  • Convenience sampling of 65 children aged 2-5 years at Galway University Hospital.
  • Parental interviews using the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System, Second Edition (ABAS-II) and Assessment of Preschool Children's Participation (APCP).
  • Linear regression models to assess associations between ABAS-II scores, personal factors, and APCP scores for participation intensity and diversity.

Main Results:

  • Adaptive behavior explained significant variance in participation intensity across play (21%), skill development (18%), active physical recreation (7%), and social activities (6%).
  • Age contributed 1-11% to participation intensity variance.
  • Adaptive behavior (13%), age (17%), and socioeconomic grouping (5%) significantly explained variance in participation diversity.

Conclusions:

  • Adaptive behavior uniquely contributes to both the intensity and diversity of young children's participation.
  • These findings underscore the critical role of adaptive behavior in promoting comprehensive participation in early childhood.
Abstract

Keywords:
Adaptive behaviourprematuritysocial participationvery low birth weight

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