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Liu, Jiling; Xiang, Ping; McBride, Ron E.; Su, Xiaoxia; Juzaily, Nasnoor – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2015
Intrinsic motivation (IM) is an important predictor of children's physical activity participation. The present 3-year longitudinal study examined changes in IM toward physical activity among a group of at-risk boys (N = 92) at a summer sports camp. Results showed the boys were intrinsically motivated in their first camp year, but their IM levels…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Males, Motivation, Physical Activities
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Parladé, Meaghan V.; Iverson, Jana M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
This study evaluated the extent to which developmental change in coordination of social communication in early infancy differentiates children eventually diagnosed with ASD from those not likely to develop the disorder. A prospective longitudinal design was used to compare nine infants at heightened risk for ASD (HR) later diagnosed with ASD, to…
Descriptors: Infants, At Risk Persons, Social Development, Language Acquisition