A systematic literature review of the physical and psychosocial correlates of Special Olympics participation among individuals with intellectual disability.

Background Special Olympics (SO) is commonly cited to play an important role in the lives of individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID). The purpose of the current review was to (a) synthesise key findings regarding the physical, psychological/emotional, social and/or intellectual/cognitive cor...

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Published in:Journal of Intellectual Disability Research Vol. 61; no. 4; pp. 301 - 325
Main Authors: Tint, A., Thomson, K., Weiss, J.A.
Format: research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Apr2017
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          Intellectual Disability Psychosocial Factors
          Sports for Persons with Disabilities
          Sports Participation Psychosocial Factors
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      ab: Background Special Olympics (SO) is commonly cited to play an important role in the lives of individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID). The purpose of the current review was to (a) synthesise key findings regarding the physical, psychological/emotional, social and/or intellectual/cognitive correlates of SO participation for individuals with ID and (b) highlight limitations in the extant research as well as directions for future research. Method A systematic review of electronic databases was undertaken. A total of 46 articles were confirmed to meet study criteria. Quality assessments of included studies were conducted using checklists from the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network methodology checklists (SIGN 50; SIGN 2008). Results There was a larger amount of support for physical, psychological/emotional and social outcomes as compared with cognitive/intellectual outcomes; however, many studies were confounded by measurement difficulties, sampling procedures and a lack of replicable methods, which hinder generalisation of results. Conclusions This review highlights the need for a continued critical focus on SO programme evaluation research with more rigorous and replicable methods.
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