Consuelo M Kreider , Roxanna M Bendixen , Mary Ellen Young , Stephanie M Prudencio , Christopher McCarty , William C Mann Show Affiliations »
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Social participation involves activities and roles providing interactions with others, including those within their social networks. PURPOSE: This study sought to characterize social networks and participation with others for 36 youth, ages 11 to 16 years, with (n = 19) and without (n = 17) learning disability, attention disorder, or high-functioning autism. METHOD: Social networks were measured using methods of personal network analysis. The Children's Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment With Whom dimension scores were used to measure participation with others. Youth from the clinical group were interviewed regarding their experiences within their social networks. FINDINGS: Group differences were observed for six social network variables and in the proportion of overall, physical, recreational, social, and informal activities engaged with family and/or friends. Qualitative findings explicated strategies used in building, shaping, and maintaining social networks. IMPLICATIONS: Social network factors should be considered when seeking to understand social participation. © CAOT 2015.
BACKGROUND: Social participation involves activities and roles providing interactions with others, including those within their social networks. PURPOSE: This study sought to characterize social networks and participation with others for 36 youth, ages 11 to 16 years, with (n = 19) and without (n = 17) learning disability , attention disorder , or high-functioning autism . METHOD: Social networks were measured using methods of personal network analysis. The Children 's Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment With Whom dimension scores were used to measure participation with others. Youth from the clinical group were interviewed regarding their experiences within their social networks. FINDINGS: Group differences were observed for six social network variables and in the proportion of overall, physical, recreational, social, and informal activities engaged with family and/or friends. Qualitative findings explicated strategies used in building, shaping, and maintaining social networks. IMPLICATIONS: Social network factors should be considered when seeking to understand social participation . © CAOT 2015.
Entities: Chemical
Disease
Gene
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Keywords:
Adolescence; Adolescent development; Social environment; Social network analysis; Social participation
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Year: 2015
PMID： 26755040 PMCID： PMC4710853 DOI： 10.1177/0008417415583107
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Can J Occup Ther ISSN： 0008-4174 Impact factor: 1.614