Standing Long Jump Performance in Youth with Visual Impairments

A Multidimensional Examination

Bibliographic Data

ID15513723
AuthorsAdam Pennell (0000-0003-0876-4972, Pepperdine University, corresponding author), Nicole Yee (Pepperdine University), Carmen Conforti (Pepperdine University), Katienne Yau (0000-0002-7889-0643, Pepperdine University), Ali Brian (0000-0002-6541-0938, University of South Carolina)
Year2021
Volume18
Issue18
Pages9742-9742
Publication date2021-09-16
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18189742
PMID34574667
OpenAlexW3201129157
LanguageEN
References cited7

Muscular fitness, an important marker of health in youth, includes explosive strength, which can be assessed using the standing long jump (SLJ). Little is known concerning the SLJ in populations with disabilities such as youth with visual impairments (VI) who trend with decreased health- and performance-related outcomes. The purposes of this study were to investigate multidimensional SLJ performance outcomes in youth with VI (i.e., descriptives and percentages of occurrence) and to explore associations among such variables and known factors of interest (e.g., age) using robust linear bivariate regressions. This study was a secondary analysis from data collected in 2018 ( N = 61, M age = 12.98 years, SD = 2.21). SLJ performance was investigated using a multidimensional focus (e.g., distance, Test of Gross Motor Development-3 horizontal jump, landing developmental sequences, landing joint displacement, and stabilization after landing). In general, SLJ performance was substandard in youth with VI. Most SLJ assessment scores were predictive of other SLJ assessment scores. Few hypothesized variables of interest (e.g., multimorbidity) were predictive of SLJ performance. Youth with VI who match the characteristics of the current sample may have decreased explosive strength/muscular fitness and, worryingly, their SLJ performance may not be influenced by expected factors (e.g., age). Implications and explanations for these results are discussed

Bivariate analysis · Jump · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Physical therapy · Statistics · Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders · Children's Physical and Motor Development · Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport · Mathematics · Medicine · Psychology

Tools

Open DOIOpen Access