1. Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity and Screen-Time in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Seven-Country Observational Study.
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Haegele, Justin A., Sun, Fenghua, Li, Chunxiao, Ng, Kwok, Lee, Jihyun, Chee Ang, Stefanie Hwee, Alves, Maria Luiza Tanure, Yang, Hannah, Wu, Yandan, Tan, Jernice Sing Yee, Rintala, Pauli, Huang, Wendy Yajun, Healy, Sean, dos Santos Alves, Isabella, Schliemann, Andre Lisandro, Maeng, Hyokju, Karna, Eija, and Ding, Ding
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CROSS-sectional method ,PARENTS ,RESEARCH funding ,AUTISM ,SCIENTIFIC observation ,SOCIAL cohesion ,MULTIPLE regression analysis ,SCREEN time ,HOME environment ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,SOCIAL context ,SURVEYS ,RESEARCH ,SOCIAL networks ,TRUST ,HEALTH promotion ,PHYSICAL activity ,NEIGHBORHOOD characteristics ,CHILDREN - Abstract
This cross-sectional observational study sought to examine the environmental correlates of physical activity and screen-time among youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Parents of youth with ASD (n = 1,165) from seven countries/regions provided responses to an online survey form measuring environmental correlates (i.e., physical activity neighborhood environment, social network, social trust and cohesion, bedroom media, social home environment) and outcomes (i.e., physical activity, screen-time). Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to determine environmental predictors of the outcomes. Physical activity neighborhood environment (B = 0.15, p = 0.047), social network (B = 0.16, p = 0.02), and social home environment (B = 1.07, p < 0.001) were significantly associated with physical activity, whereas social trust and cohesion and bedroom media were not. Further, social trust and cohesion (B = -0.14, p = 0.001), bedroom media (B = 0.10, p = 0.001), and social home environment (B = -0.16, p < 0.001) were significantly associated with screen-time while neighborhood environment and social network were not. The identified environmental attributes of physical activity and screen-time behaviors should be targeted for health promotion among youth with ASD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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