Do People with Intellectual Disabilities Have a Better Quality of Life If They Are Physically Active

Bibliographic Data

ID16946635
AuthorsCarmen Ocete (0000-0002-9495-0685, Universidad Pontificia Comillas), Adolfo Rocuant-Urzúa (0000-0003-4490-1145, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, corresponding author), María Fernández-Rivas (0000-0002-3154-1606, Universidad Pontificia Comillas), Eli Franco (0000-0002-6713-2767, Universidad Loyola Andalucía)
Year2025
Volume15
Issue2
Pages14
Publication date2025-01-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2174-8144 • E-ISSN: 2254-9625
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/ejihpe15020014
PMID39997078
OpenAlexW4406985272
LanguageEN
References cited21

In the context of the practice of physical sports activities (PSA), people with intellectual disabilities (PID) have up to a 62% lower possibility of responding to internationally agreed-upon physical activity requirements, showing a higher risk of presenting serious health problems. This study aimed to analyze the levels of perception towards the latent construct of quality of life that a PID who practices PSA would have with respect to those PIDs who do not practice PSA. The sample consisted of 371 PIDs, of whom 278 practiced PSA and 93 did not practice PSA. The instrument used for data collection was the INICO-FEAPS scale. Methodologically, 12 binary logistic regression models were fitted. The results identify greater possibilities of perception by PIDs who perform DFA at the level of self-determination (4.88 OR), rights (5.0 OR), social inclusion (2.06 OR), personal development (2.80 OR), interpersonal relationship (3.19 OR), material well-being (4.41 OR) and quality of life (3.97 OR). Furthermore, when grouping the dimensions by independence (3.67 OR), social (4.34 OR) and well-being (3.91 OR), the odds were favourable toward those PIDs performing PSA. In conclusion, PIDs who perform PSA may present greater possibilities of having the quality of life construct

Developmental psychology · Geography · Intellectual disability · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Logistic regression · Odds · Perception · Psychiatry · Computer Science · Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport · Medicine · Physical Education and Sports Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sports and Physical Education Studies