Table 3 Unadjusted comparisons on quality of life, self-perceptions, global self-worth and self-efficacy between sporting and non-sporting participants
Sporting | Non-sporting | P value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Mean | SD | Median | N | Mean | SD | Median | ||
DISABKIDS (DCGM-37)1 | |||||||||
Mental independence (range 0–100) | 93 | 79.2 | 13.8 | 79.2 | 94 | 72.4 | 14.6 | 75.0 | 0.001 |
Mental emotion (range 0–100) | 93 | 81.9 | 16.7 | 85.7 | 94 | 73.9 | 18.1 | 75.0 | 0.002 |
Social inclusion (range 0–100) | 93 | 68.6 | 17.5 | 70.8 | 94 | 57.2 | 16.0 | 58.3 | < 0.001 |
Social exclusion (range 0–100) | 93 | 79.9 | 15.9 | 83.3 | 94 | 71.8 | 18.8 | 75.0 | 0.002 |
Physical limitations (range 0–100) | 93 | 72.0 | 18.0 | 70.8 | 94 | 64.1 | 18.3 | 62.5 | 0.003 |
Physical treatment (range 0–100) | 48 | 78.6 | 20.0 | 83.3 | 39 | 75.2 | 24.6 | 83.3 | 0.474 |
General (31 items) (range 0–100) | 93 | 76.5 | 13.9 | 79.8 | 94 | 68.1 | 14.0 | 69.4 | < 0.001 |
Self-perception profile for children (SPPC) | |||||||||
Scholastic competence (6 items, range 6–24) | 66 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 17.0 | 74 | 17.3 | 3.9 | 18.0 | 0.639 |
Social acceptance (6 items, range 6–24) | 66 | 19.3 | 3.3 | 19.0 | 74 | 17.2 | 4.7 | 18.0 | 0.003 |
Athletic competence (6 items, range 6–24) | 66 | 19.1 | 3.9 | 20.0 | 74 | 16.2 | 4.5 | 17.0 | < 0.001 |
Physical appearance (6 items, range 6–24) | 66 | 19.5 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 74 | 19.1 | 4.7 | 20.0 | 0.601 |
Behavioural conduct (6 items, range 6–24) | 66 | 18.8 | 3.6 | 19.0 | 74 | 18.8 | 3.9 | 19.0 | 0.989 |
Global self-worth (6 items, range 6–24) | 66 | 20.3 | 3.3 | 21.0 | 73 | 20.0 | 3.2 | 21.0 | 0.582 |
Self-perception profile for adolescents (SPPA) | |||||||||
Scholastic competence (5 items, range 5–20) | 27 | 15.1 | 2.6 | 16 | 21 | 14.4 | 3.3 | 15 | 0.453 |
Social acceptance (5 items, range 5–20) | 26 | 14.7 | 3.5 | 16 | 21 | 14.8 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.928 |
Athletic competence (5 items, range 5–20) | 27 | 14.3 | 3.2 | 14 | 20 | 11.6 | 4.5 | 11.5 | 0.022 |
Physical appearance (5 items, range 5–20) | 27 | 14.3 | 2.8 | 15 | 20 | 13.5 | 3.8 | 13.5 | 0.409 |
Behavioural conduct (5 items, range 5–20) | 27 | 15.8 | 3.0 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 2.8 | 16 | 0.749 |
Close friendship (5 items, range 5–20) | 28 | 17.8 | 2.1 | 18 | 20 | 17.4 | 2.5 | 17.5 | 0.560 |
Global self-worth (5 items, range 5–20) | 25 | 16.0 | 2.4 | 17 | 21 | 15.4 | 3.1 | 15 | 0.485 |
Exercise self-efficacy (sum score 10 items) | 93 | 35.2 | 4.3 | 36 | 94 | 32.4 | 5.8 | 33.5 | < 0.001 |
n | % | n | % | ||||||
Exercise self-efficacy (dichotomized, third tertile) | 93 | 46 | 49.5 | 94 | 25 | 26.6 | 0.002 2 | ||