Analysis of the Barriers and Motives for Practicing Physical Activity and Sport for People with a Disability
Differences According to Gender and Type of Disability
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The aim of the study was to analyse the perception of the barriers and motives for the practice of physical activity (PA) in people with a disability, according to gender and type of disability. The participants in this investigation were 103 people with a disability (33.25 ± 11.86 years) who were habitual users of PA or sports programmes. They completed the questionnaire Motives and Barriers for Physical Activity and Sport (MBAFD). The results showed that personal barriers were more important than environmental ones and that the most outstanding motives were those related to leisure, enjoyment or social aspects. Regarding gender, women perceived more barriers than men. For the people with physical (PD) and intellectual (ID) disabilities, the most common barriers were of an intrinsic nature, and for those with a visual disability (VD), barriers of an environmental nature. With respect to the motives, people with PD gave higher scores to the items related to aspects of physical improvement and rehabilitation. In contrast, people with ID and VD placed more importance on reasons of leisure, enjoyment and social relations. Knowledge of these findings can be a tool to help increase the provision of PA for people with a disability
Developmental psychology · Disabled people · Intellectual disability · Medical model of disability · Perception · Physical activity · Physical disability · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Applied Psychology · Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport · Medicine · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology · Rehabilitation
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