Childrenʼs Self-reported Physical Fitness In Relation To Parent Report And Objective Measure

2005 ◽  
Vol 37 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S291
Author(s):  
Windi C. Forrest ◽  
Ruey-Kang Chang
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Objective Measure ◽  
Parent Report

scholarly journals Behavioural and physiological response to frustration in autistic youth: associations with irritability

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia Carter Leno ◽  
Georgia Forth ◽  
Susie Chandler ◽  
Philippa White ◽  
Isabel Yorke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physiological Response ◽  
Objective Measure ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Sensitivity Analyses ◽  
Reactivity Index ◽  
Physiological Data ◽  
Experimental Task ◽  
Incident Rate ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms

Abstract Background Irritability is a common and impairing occurrence in autistic youth, yet the underlying mechanisms are not well-known. In typically developing populations, differences in frustration response have been suggested as important driver of the behavioural symptoms of irritability. Research exploring the role of frustration response as a risk factor for irritability in autistic populations is limited and often uses parent report or observer ratings; objective measures of frustration response appropriate for use in autistic populations are required to advance the field. Methods In the current study, fifty-two autistic adolescents aged 13–17 years from a population-based longitudinal study completed an experimental task designed to induce frustration through exposure to periods of unexpected delay. Behavioural (number of button presses) and physiological (heart rate; HR) metrics were collected during delay periods. Irritability was measured using the parent-rated Affective Reactivity Index (ARI). Analyses used mixed-level models to test whether irritability was associated with different slopes of behavioural and physiological response to experimentally induced frustration during the task. Age and baseline HR (for the physiological data only) were included as covariates. Results Analyses showed a marginal association between irritability and the slope of behavioural response (incident rate ratio (IRR) =.98, p=.06), and a significant association with the slope of physiological response (b=−.10, p=.04); higher levels of irritability were associated with a dampened behavioural and physiological response, as indicated by flatter slopes of change over the course of the task. The pattern of results largely remained in sensitivity analyses, although the association with physiological response became non-significant when adjusting for IQ, autism symptom severity, and medication use (b=−.10, p=.10). Conclusions Results suggest that the current experimental task may be a useful objective measure of frustration response for use with autistic populations, and that a non-adaptive response to frustration may be one biological mechanism underpinning irritability in autistic youth. This may represent an important target for future intervention studies.

scholarly journals Agreement between Student-Reported and Proxy-Reported Physical Activity Questionnaires

2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 310-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marsha Dowda ◽  
Russell R. Pate ◽  
James F. Sallis ◽  
Patty S. Freedson ◽  
Wendell C. Taylor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Objective Measure ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Student Parents ◽  
Activity Questionnaires

Parents and 531 students (46% males, 78% white) completed equivalent questionnaires. Agreement between student and parent responses to questions about hypothesized physical activity (PA) correlates was assessed. Relationships between hypothesized correlates and an objective measure of student’s moderate- to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in a subset of 177 students were also investigated. Agreement between student and parent ranged from r = .34 to .64 for PA correlates. Spearman correlations between MVPA and PA correlates ranged from −.04 to .21 for student report and −.14 to .32 for parent report, and there were no statistical differences for 8 out of 9 correlations between parent and student. Parents can provide useful data on PA correlates for students in Grades 7–12.

scholarly journals Physiological and Behavioral Stress and Anxiety in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders during Routine Oral Care

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leah I. Stein ◽  
Christianne J. Lane ◽  
Marian E. Williams ◽  
Michael E. Dawson ◽  
José C. Polido ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Sensory Processing ◽  
Oral Care ◽  
Objective Measure ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Physiological Measures ◽  
Children With Asd ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

Background. Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) commonly exhibit uncooperative behaviors which impede oral care. Previous studies have utilized dentist-report measures of uncooperative behaviors in children with ASD but none have utilized an objective measure of children’s behavior or a physiological measure of distress. This study investigated behavioral and physiological distress in children with ASD during routine oral care and examined factors associated with this distress.Methods. Participants were 44 children (n=22typical,n=22ASD) aged 6–12 receiving routine dental cleanings. Behavioral and physiological measures of stress and anxiety were collected during dental cleanings.Results. Children with ASD exhibited greater distress, compared to the typical group, on dentist-report and researcher-coded measures of overt distress behaviors and on physiological measures. Correlations between physiological and behavioral measures of distress were found in the ASD but not in the typical group. Behavioral distress was correlated with age in the typical group and with expressive communication ability and sensory processing difficulties in the ASD group; physiological distress was correlated with parent-report of anxiety in the typical group and sensory processing difficulties in the ASD group.Conclusions. Novel strategies may be required to decrease behavioral and physiological distress in children with ASD in the dental clinic.

scholarly journals Behavioural and Physiological Response to Frustration in Autistic Youth: Associations with Irritability

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia Carter Leno ◽  
Georgia Forth ◽  
Susie Chandler ◽  
Philippa White ◽  
Isabel Yorke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physiological Response ◽  
Rate Ratio ◽  
Objective Measure ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Behavioural Response ◽  
Reactivity Index ◽  
Physiological Data ◽  
Experimental Task ◽  
Incident Rate Ratio ◽  
Incident Rate

Abstract Background: Irritability is a common and impairing occurrence in autistic youth, yet the underlying mechanisms are not well known. In typically developing populations, differences in frustration response have been suggested as important driver of the behavioural symptoms of irritability. Research exploring the role of frustration response as a risk factor for irritability in autistic populations is limited and often uses on parent report or observer ratings; objective measures of frustration response appropriate for use in autistic populations are required to advance the field. Methods: In the current study, fifty-two autistic adolescents aged 13-17 years from a population-based longitudinal study completed an experimental task designed to induce frustration through exposure to periods of unexpected delay. Behavioural (number of button presses) and physiological (heart rate; HR) metrics were collected during delay periods. Irritability was measured using the parent-rated Affective Reactivity Index (ARI). Analyses used mixed-level models to test whether irritability was associated with different slopes of behavioural and physiological response in response to experimentally induced frustration. Age and baseline HR (for the physiological data only) were included as covariates. Results: Analyses showed a marginal association between irritability and the slope of behavioural response (incident rate ratio=.98, p=.06), and a significant association with the slope of physiological response (b=-.10, p=.04); higher levels of irritability were associated with a dampened behavioural and physiological response, as indicated by flatter slopes of change over the course of the task. This pattern of results remained when adjusting for IQ, autism symptom severity and medication use (association between irritability and slope of behavioural response: incident rate ratio=.98, p=.02; slope of HR response; b=-.10, p=.04). Conclusions: Results suggest that the current experimental task may be a useful objective measure of frustration response for use with autistic populations, and that a non-adaptive response to frustration may be one biological mechanism underpinning irritability in autistic youth. This may represent an important target for future intervention studies.

Physical Fitness and Resting EEG in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ching-Wen Huang ◽  
Chung-Ju Huang ◽  
Chiao-Ling Hung ◽  
Chia-Hao Shih ◽  
Tsung-Min Hung
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Resting State ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Children With Adhd ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Higher Power ◽  
Eyes Open ◽  
The Relationship

Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are characterized by a deviant pattern of brain oscillations during resting state, particularly elevated theta power and increased theta/alpha and theta/beta ratios that are related to cognitive functioning. Physical fitness has been found beneficial to cognitive performance in a wide age population. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between physical fitness and resting-state electroencephalographic (EEG) oscillations in children with ADHD. EEG was recorded during eyes-open resting for 28 children (23 boys and 5 girls, 8.66 ± 1.10 years) with ADHD, and a battery of physical fitness assessments including flexibility, muscular endurance, power, and agility tests were administered. The results indicated that ADHD children with higher power fitness exhibited a smaller theta/alpha ratio than those with lower power fitness. These findings suggest that power fitness may be associated with improved attentional self-control in children with ADHD.

Identification and Utility of a Short Form of the Pediatric Symptom Checklist-Youth Self-Report (PSC-17-Y)

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-64
Author(s):  
Paul Bergmann ◽  
Cara Lucke ◽  
Theresa Nguyen ◽  
Michael Jellinek ◽  
John Michael Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Symptom Checklist ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Youth Self Report ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Pediatric Symptom Checklist ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses

Abstract. The Pediatric Symptom Checklist-Youth self-report (PSC-Y) is a 35-item measure of adolescent psychosocial functioning that uses the same items as the original parent report version of the PSC. Since a briefer (17-item) version of the parent PSC has been validated, this paper explored whether a subset of items could be used to create a brief form of the PSC-Y. Data were collected on more than 19,000 youth who completed the PSC-Y online as a self-screen offered by Mental Health America. Exploratory factor analyses (EFAs) were first conducted to identify and evaluate candidate solutions and their factor structures. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were then conducted to determine how well the data fit the candidate models. Tests of measurement invariance across gender were conducted on the selected solution. The EFAs and CFAs suggested that a three-factor short form with 17 items is a viable and most parsimonious solution and met criteria for scalar invariance across gender. Since the 17 items used on the parent PSC short form were close to the best fit found for any subsets of items on the PSC-Y, the same items used on the parent PSC-17 are recommended for the PSC-Y short form.

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