Download or read book Effects of a Special Olympics Gymnastics Program on Self concept Among Mentally Retarded Adults written by Linda Campbell Grafius and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sport Psychology written by Joy S. Martyniuk and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Self concept and Perceived Importance of Athletic Competition of Winners and Losers in Special Olympics written by William Lynn Luttrell and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Special Olympics International, an organization committed to providing sport opportunities for children and adults with mental retardation, has been a major advocate in promoting competitive experiences for the mentally retarded. Few studies have focused on the effects of participation in competitive athletics on individuals who are mentally retarded. The purpose of this study was to investigate the self-concept of winners, non-winners, and losers after participation in a Special Olympics competitive meet. The study also examined the attitude of mentally retarded participants toward competition and the perceived importance of competing in the event. The subjects for this investigation were participants from the Texas Special Olympics State Swimming Meet. The study included 95 males and 56 females. Comparisons were made among athletes placing first, second, and last in races at the swim meet. Following competition, subjects were administered a sub-scale of the Piers Harris Self Concept Scale (PHSCS) and asked questions relative to attitudes toward competition. A followup interview was conducted eight to twelve weeks following the swimming meet to determine the importance of having competed in the Special Olympics State Swimming Meet. No significant differences in self-concept levels existed among winners, non-winners, and losers immediately following competition. While all three groups expressed positive feelings toward participation in Special Olympics, the last place finishers were slightly more negative about swimming in the race when interviewed immediately following their participation. Also, immediately following the race, more second place finishers preferred to swim when racing other people than did winners and last place finishers. In a followup interview eight to twelve weeks after participation, no significant differences were found among groups regarding their attitude toward competing in the Special Olympics Swim Meet. Also, the perceived importance of the Texas Special Olympics State Swim Meet was not significantly different for winners, non-winners, and losers, as measured by responses to the followup interview.
Download or read book Literature Search written by National Library of Medicine (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Effects of Special Olympics Participation on the Self esteem of Adults with Mental Retardation written by Margaret Joyce Major and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Effect of Special Olympics on Participants Self concept written by Brian Adams and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Perceived Effect of Special Olympics on the Self esteem of Adolescents with Disabilities written by Jennifer M. Serra and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The influence of participation in a sports training program on the self concepts of the educable mentally retarded attending a one week Special Olympics sports camp written by Paula Ann Edmiston and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effects of Sport Participation on Self concept Among Mentally Retarded Adolescent Athletes written by Jennifer Denise Brookins and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Facing Stigma Negotiating Expectations and Exploring Identities in a Special Olympics Group Transitioning Into Adulthood written by Olivia Caldeira and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Special Olympics continues to be controversial to those who criticize any segregated activity that is not inclusive for people with disabilities. Rather than dismissing the Special Olympics outright as an outdated organization that has not kept pace with the push towards inclusion, I engage these controversies from the perspectives of the disciplines of folklore and disability studies. I demonstrate that close attention to the actual practices and lived experiences of a Special Olympics group provides important insights about the challenges and goals of inclusive versus exclusive practices. I examine the athletes' conceptions of identity, disability, and kinship to better understand how stigma affects people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and the opportunities for full the participation in public life. Based on extensive ethnographic research, participant observation, and open-ended interviews with adult athletes, their families, coaches, and support professionals, I describe a Midwestern team's activities, including athletic practices, games, home life, and social events. To what extent people with IDD are aware of stigma and its effects emerges as one of the underlying questions from this research. In addressing this, I encounter methodological challenges that require an appreciation for different communication styles, including deceptive practices, moments of resistance, and exercises of agency. I begin by looking at the history of the Special Olympics, how it is structured, and where it provides (or inhibits) possibilities for full participation. As part of that discussion, I describe the roles of safety, sportsmanship, and self-esteem. To further develop the issues that arise in discussing Special Olympics and inclusion from a disability studies perspective, I turn to the subjects of pity and its corollary, the celebration of individuals with IDD as mascots who are awarded symbolic, rather than actual, roles in sports, school, or community events. As mascots, individuals with IDD are hypervisible, but this does not necessarily counter the stigma they experience that prevents them from being fully included in other domains. In particular, obtaining and maintaining competitive employment are often the central measures of inclusion, so my concluding chapter considers the challenges faced by Special Olympics athletes in the workplace.
Download or read book Self Concept and Emotional Well Being in Individuals with Developmental Disabilities Involved in Special Olympics written by Jennifer Anne MacMullin and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Individuals with developmental disabilities (DD) are known to have lower levels of physical and social self-concept and emotional well-being compared to typically developing individuals. Little is known about the individual and family predictors of these constructs, and researchers have typically relied on proxy measures rather than self-report. In a sample of 51 caregivers and 51 athletes with DD involved in Special Olympics (SO), we examined the individual predictors (e.g., age, sex, BMI, emotional and behavioural problems, and SO participation) and family predictors (e.g., caregiver mental health, family functioning, and expressed emotion) of self-reported physical and social self-concept (Study One) and emotional well-being (Study Two). Age, total difficulties, and SO participation were significantly related to social self-concept, whereas age and BMI were significantly related to physical self-concept. None of the family factors were related to either social or physical self-concept. Both individual factors and family factors (i.e., BMI, emotional and behavioural problems, prosocial behaviour, expressed emotion, and family functioning) were significantly related to indicators of emotional well-being. The results have important implications for understanding and promoting social and physical self-concept and emotional well-being in individuals with DD.
Download or read book The Social and Rehabilitation Record written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
