Self-perception Of People Research Articles

How accurate are self-evaluations of singing ability?

Research has shown that people inaccurately assess their own abilities on self-report measures, including academic, athletic, and music ability. Evidence suggests this is also true for singing, with individuals either overestimating or underestimating their level of singing competency. In this paper, we present the Melbourne Singing Tool Questionnaire (MST-Q), a brief 16-item measure exploring people's self-perceptions of singing ability and engagement with singing. Using a large sample of Australian twins (n = 996), we identified three latent factors underlying MST-Q items and examined whether these factors were related to an objective phenotypic measure of singing ability. The three factors were identified as Personal Engagement, Social Engagement, and Self-Evaluation. All factors were positively associated with objective singing performance, with the Self-Evaluation factor yielding the strongest correlation (r = 0.66). Both the Self-Evaluation factor and a single self-report item of singing ability shared the same predictive strength. Contrary to expectations, our findings suggest that self-evaluation strongly predicts singing ability, and this self-evaluation is of higher predictive value than self-reported engagement with music and singing.

Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy on Pain and Function in Myofascial Pain Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.

The aim of the study is to examine the effectiveness of extracorporeal shockwave therapy in reducing pain, improving functionality, joint range of motion, quality of life, fatigue, and health status self-perception in people with myofascial pain syndrome. PubMed, the Cochrane Library, CINAHL, the Physiotherapy Evidence Database, and SPORTDiscus were systematically searched for only randomized clinical trials published up to June 2, 2022. The main outcome variables were pain, as reported on the visual analog scale and pressure pain threshold, and functionality. A quantitative analysis was conducted using the inverse variance method and the random effects model. Twenty-seven studies were included ( N = 595 participants in the extracorporeal shockwave therapy group). The effectiveness of extracorporeal shockwave therapy for relieving pain was superior for the extracorporeal shockwave therapy group compared with the control group on the visual analog scale (MD = -1.7 cm; 95% confidence interval = -2.2 to -1.1) and pressure pain threshold (mean difference = 1.1 kg/cm 2 ; 95% confidence interval = 0.4 to 1.7) and functionality (standardized mean difference = -0.8; 95% confidence interval = -1.6 to -0.04) with high heterogeneity. However, no differences were found between extracorporeal shockwave therapy and other interventions as dry needling, exercises, infiltrations, and lasers interventions. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy is effective in relieving pain and improving functionality in patients with myofascial pain syndrome compared with control and ultrasound therapy. Complete the self-assessment activity and evaluation online at http://www.physiatry.org/JournalCME. Complete the self-assessment activity and evaluation online at http://www.physiatry.org/JournalCME. Upon completion of this article, the reader should be able to: (1) Determine the effectiveness of radial and focal extracorporeal shockwaves on pain perception, the pressure pain threshold, and functionality in people with myofascial pain syndrome; (2) Describe the intervention protocol of extracorporeal shockwave therapy to improve pain perception in people with myofascial pain syndrome; and (3) Describe the advantages and disadvantages of extracorporeal shockwave therapy versus other intervention such as dry needling. Advanced. The Association of Academic Physiatrists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.The Association of Academic Physiatrists designates this Journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Advanced. The Association of Academic Physiatrists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Association of Academic Physiatrists designates this Journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Urban extreme heat, climate change, and saving lives: Lessons from Washington state

Heat waves are becoming more common and intense around the world as a result of climate change, and they are affecting the resilience and livability of cities. Extreme heat can be fatal for people who are unacclimated or unable to seek relief. Heat-related illnesses and deaths are largely preventable, yet public health efforts can at times fail to account for important contextual factors in their policy responses (e.g., differential vulnerability due to pre-existing medical conditions, where people live or work, or people's self-perception of risk). Understanding these contextual factors is an essential foundation for identifying policy responses that can make tangible progress in reducing heat-related illnesses and saving lives during extreme heat events. While extreme heat is an issue faced by communities internationally, we contend that a state or region-specific contextual and problem-oriented policy analysis, such as we present here, is critical to saving lives because: (1) many of the factors driving extreme heat vulnerability are local in nature and (2) the resilience strategies best suited to improve public health outcomes generally rely on local and state policy. This article examines the key factors conditioning public health impacts of extreme heat in Washington state based on the framework of sensitivity, exposure, and adaptive capacity. Drawing upon our analysis of heat vulnerability in Washington state, we examine a suite of policy options within the context of Washington's communities that are tailored to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, or recover from heat waves and reduce heat-related illness and death in urban or suburban settings. We find extreme heat affects subpopulations differentially because of various contextual factors; this suggests a wide range of policy alternatives is necessary to meaningfully improve health outcomes community wide. Moreover, the array of policy alternatives often rely on agencies whose missions do not prioritize public health. We conclude that without mechanisms for formal coordination among implementing partners and agencies with an important role in protecting public health, important policy alternatives that serve vulnerable subpopulations will likely be neglected. We present this problem-oriented analysis of extreme heat in Washington state as a case study for identifying and evaluating contextually specific climate resilience strategies in the hopes that it can be useful across other geographies with different governance contexts, and perhaps even for other climate impacts.

Oral cancer and bucco-maxillo-facial surgery: a systematic review of clinical findings

Introduction: In the context of oral cancer management, it is a multidisciplinary effort, as each patient presents physicians with a unique set of challenges whose management impacts both survival and quality of life. Oral and maxillofacial surgery remains the mainstay of treatment. Oral cancer (OC) has a high incidence and mortality and is among the 10 (ten) most common pathologies in the world, Brazil today represents alarming public health. OC awareness is low, especially in terms of knowledge of signs and symptoms. Also, self-examination is relatively fast, inexpensive, and simple to perform. The diagnostic accuracy of the oral self-examination needs to be established first before advocating it as a potential screening tool for early detection. Objective: the present study aimed to carry out a systematic review of the main clinical findings on the surgical treatment of oral cancer by dentists. Methods: The rules of the Systematic Review-PRISMA Platform. The research was carried out in December 2021 to February 2022 and developed based on Scopus, PubMed, Science Direct, Scielo, and Google Scholar. The quality of the studies was based on the GRADE instrument and the risk of bias was analyzed according to the Cochrane instrument. Results: A total of 243 articles were found. In total, 104 articles were fully evaluated and 25 were included and evaluated in this study. there was a positive impact of CAD/CAM mandibular reconstruction on mastication and swallowing function after surgery for locally advanced oral cancer for the first time. Therefore, neoadjuvant chemotherapy plays a potential role in mandibular preservation in oral cancers with acceptable toxicities and without compromise in survival. The low prevalence of oral self-examination was more common among the elderly, being more common to oral cancer. Thus, educational actions can influence people's self-perception of their oral condition. In this way, the studies showed that to achieve the success of the surgical treatment of oral cancer, it is necessary for the individuals themselves to expand the self-examination care, linked to the evaluation and early diagnosis of dental surgeons. Conclusion: The studies showed that to achieve the success of the surgical treatment of oral cancer, it is necessary that self-perception of oral health, one of the components of quality of life, refers to a subjective experience of the individual about their functional, social and psychological well-being.

Self-reported listening effort in adults with and without hearing loss: the Danish version of the Effort Assessment Scale (D-EAS)

Purpose Hearing-impaired individuals experience higher levels of listening effort in challenging situations, affecting their communication in daily life. The purpose of this study was to linguistically and culturally adapt the Effort Assessment Scale (EAS) into Danish (D-EAS) and to investigate its reliability and validity in normal-hearing and hearing-impaired listeners. Methods The translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the EAS aligns with recommendations to adapt hearing-related questionnaires for different languages and cultures. Participants were 157 listeners (85 females) aged 20–86 years (Mage = 62.5, SD = 16.8), with (non-hearing aid and hearing aid users) and without hearing loss. Results Reliability analysis showed good internal consistency for the six items in the D-EAS (Cronbach's α= 0.93). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses showed that D-EAS is a one-dimensional instrument. Significant differences were observed across items and overall scores between normal hearing (NH) and hearing loss groups. Conclusions The D-EAS reliably estimates self-perception of listening effort in adults with and without hearing loss and is sensitive to the impact of hearing loss. Thus, the D-EAS can provide hearing care professionals and hearing researchers with valuable insights into people's self-perception of listening effort to help guide clinical and other rehabilitation decisions. Implications for Rehabilitation The Effort Assessment Scale (EAS) into Danish (D-EAS) is a reliable tool to estimate self-perception of listening effort in hearing-impaired adults. The D-EAS could be a helpful tool providing insights about aspects of hearing disability that is not commonly addressed with the traditional hearing assessments. The D-EAS can be incorporated in the hearing rehabilitation process as a tool for evaluating self-perception of listening effort in daily life situations. The D-EAS is easy to administer and requires a short time to answer, allowing its use by clinicians and hearing researchers in different settings.

ПСИХОЛОГИЯ НАРЦИССИЧЕСКОЙ ЛИЧНОСТИ (НА ПРИМЕРЕ ХУДОЖЕСТВЕННОГО ФИЛЬМА «МОСКВА СЛЕЗАМ НЕ ВЕРИТ»)

The authors of the article identified and described the specific features of a narcissistic personality on the example of the main character of the feature film V. Menshov "Moscow does not believe in tears". The analysis of the personality of the main character of the film confirms the conclusions that the peculiarities of self–perceptions and self-perceptions of people with a narcissistic character consist in feelings of emptiness, falseness, shame, envy or in polar experiences – self-sufficiency, vanity, superiority.

The youth of contemporary Belarus: Basic values, life plans and behavioral strategies

The article considers the transformation of basic values, life plans and behavioral strategies of the youth in contemporary Belarus. The changes in basic values are directly connected with the youths adaptation to the conditions of global instability. The new generation is sensitive to social injustice, violations of rights and freedoms, unwillingness to take into account their opinions on current issues of social development and the future. The self-perception of people regarding the possibility to realize basic values in the current social-economic conditions is an important factor of social stability. In both 1990 and 2018, family holds the first place among the basic values in Belarus; work takes the second place as a factor of decent life and familys success; the importance of friends and leisure remains the same over the decades, while the importance of politics and religion grows. International comparisons show that Belarus has the same hierarchy of values as European countries. The surveys prove a decrease in popularity of the traditional media among the youth and an increase in individualism, importance of personal self-realization in family and at work, and in reliance on ones own forces. In the public space, the needs and expectations of people have changed - there is an increase in political radicalization and critical perception of the most important events, which affects the behavioral patterns of social-demographic groups. Education together with the family and new information technologies have a significant impact on values - there is an intragenerational gap, alienation from society and increasing informatization. The article is based on the results of the sociological surveys conducted in the framework of the European Values Study (EVS) (the results of 1990 and 2018 are compared).

Quality of Life: Changes in Self-Perception in People with down Syndrome as a Result of Being Part of a Football/Soccer Team. Self-Reports and External Reports.

The hypothesis posed was whether being part of a football/soccer team influenced the quality of life (QL) of the people who participated in it since their perception of themselves is enhanced by factors, such as self-determination, social inclusion, emotional well-being, physical well-being, material well-being, rights, personal development, and internal relationships. The objective was to evaluate the QL of people with Down Syndrome (DS) using their self-perception (n = 39) and the perception of the informants (family members, teachers) (n = 39). The KidsLife-Down Scale, with a few modifications, was used. In general, differences of opinion between the subgroups of participants with DS and informants showed that results were higher in terms of perception for participants in the DS subgroup. Scores for all variables were higher for those participants with DS who said they did engage in practicing competitive football/soccer. Although the perception of informants provides a great deal of information regarding the QL of participants with DS, participants with DS should also be involved in the evaluation process and their self-perceptions taken into account. It is not participating in a football team that causes the conclusions of the study, but training (which includes the friendly matches that are played), the cause correlated with the improvements detected in the athlete’s DS.

430 - The Puzzled and Puzzling Self: Self-Perception of People With Dementia in the Residential Care Homes of Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, people aged 65 years or more was approximately 17.7% of the total population which is identified as “super-aged” city. The prevalence of dementia in Hong Kong aged 70 years or older had risen from 6.1% to 9.3% between 1998 and 2008. However, only 11% of people with dementia are diagnosed and receive medical follow-up. Although people live longer than they once did, their increased longevity can be a mixed blessing, both for themselves and for their societies. How people perceive dementia and interpret people with dementia will be one of the key elements to develop the 21st century’s dementia care culture in the Chinese society.A qualitative research in understanding how people with dementia perceive themselves always requires interpreting how others in their daily lives perceive them was conducted. Twenty in-depth interviews and two focus groups between people with dementia and the care staff in the residential care homes in Hong Kong were done. Indeed, if someone in your daily life perceives you differently from how you perceive yourself, then how do you make sense of the discrepancy? People with dementia tend to struggle with understanding not only situations occurring around them but also who they are, especially when others’ reactions to them are unexpected.Interpretivism and thematic analysis was applied whereas the difference between real and perceived selves was found. The findings included (1) Doubt About One’s Trustworthiness; (2) Doubt About One’s Value; (3) Doubt About One’s Capability. From their perspective, residents with dementia were trustworthy, but the care staff ignored their requests and prerogatives nonetheless. They also interpreted that they were valuable, but the staff overlooked their needs and did not show them any respect, either. Beyond that, they thought that they were capable, but the staff did not recognise their abilities and disregarded their input in decision-making. Puzzled about whether they should accept or reject the staff’s responses in interpreting who they were, the residents with dementia experienced heightened confusion about their circumstances. This research become one of the directions to explore the implementation of person-centred care in the Hong Kong’s residential care homes.

Childhood growth in math and reading differentially predicts adolescent non-ability-based confidence: An examination in the SECCYD

Non-ability-based confidence is one of the most pervasive human psychological biases. It is a part of a family of confidence judgments, including overconfidence and metacognitive calibration accuracy, defined by a discrepancy between self-perception of ability and actual ability. Across many domains, most people exhibit some degree of miscalibration in their confidence. Some people may be overconfident and others are underconfident. Despite the prevalence of non-ability-based confidence, relatively little research has investigated how non-ability-based confidence develops and why some people are more or less confident than others despite sharing the same level of ability. We use a longitudinal dataset to explore the childhood predictors of adolescent non-ability-based confidence. Achievement growth in math and reading in childhood was modeled and used to predict adolescent non-ability-based confidence in math and reading. Results show that the initial level of achievement predicts lower non-ability-based confidence in math. On the other hand, a faster rate of achievement growth across childhood predicts greater non-ability-based confidence in reading. These results highlight how previous experiences inform people's self-perceptions over and above their true abilities. Discussion focuses on the factors that shape non-ability-based confidence over the lifespan and the limitations of the current findings.

Perceived social stigmatisation of gambling disorders and coping with stigma.

Aim:This study concerns perceived social stigmatisation of gambling disorder and its determinants, the self-perceptions of people with gambling disorder (self-stigma) and how they cope with stigma.Design:In total, 30 interviews with persons with gambling disorder and 60 with professionals were conducted. Selective sampling procedures were employed in the recruitment phase. In the case of professionals, the inclusion criteria were employment in facilities where treatment of gambling disorder is offered, and profession. For people with gambling disorder, the criterion was a diagnosis confirmed by a psychiatrist.Results:Elements revealed in past research on stigma-creation processes were reflected in respondents’ statements. The type of gambling, the occurrence of negative consequences, the possibility of hiding, personal responsibility, social status and contact with stigmatised populations are perceived determinants of problem gamblers’ stigmatisation. Gambling disorder sufferers experience anxiety associated with the possibility of rejection and a fear related to their condition being revealed to others. Various manifestations of cognitive distancing and hiding were coping mechanisms identified in the study.Conclusions:People with gambling disorder experience anxiety associated with the possibility of rejection, and they often conceal their disorder, which may hinder their treatment. Therefore the issue of stigma should be addressed in therapy.

Autopercepção de pessoas com deficiência intelectual sobre deficiência, estigma e preconceito

Este estudo, que é um recorte da pesquisa “Falando de si: estudos sobre autopercepção e histórias de vida de pessoas com deficiência intelectual”, tem como objetivo compreender como pessoas com deficiência intelectual se sentem em relação ao estigma, preconceito e reconhecimento da deficiência. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, a partir do levantamento de produções científicas sobre autopercepção de pessoas com deficiência intelectual. Do conjunto foram selecionados cinco textos e, a partir das falas registradas dos sujeitos destacaram-se as categorias: estigma, deficiência e preconceito. Os resultados apontam que ainda são relativamente escassos os estudos que tratam da autopercepção de pessoas com deficiência intelectual. Além disso, apresentam poucos trechos das falas dos sujeitos entrevistados. No que se refere ao estigma, os sujeitos relatam que os outros têm baixa uma expectativa em relação ao seu potencial, exemplificando a marca da incapacidade construída pelo estereótipo da deficiência. No entanto, as narrativas mostram a resistência destes sujeitos em aceitar o rótulo que lhes foi imputado. É notório a presença do discurso socialmente produzido da deficiência em suas falas, todavia, desenvolvem diferentes estratégias para lidar com o estereótipo. Os relatos sobre suas relações sociais, em sua maioria, evidenciam preconceito, segregação e tratamento hostil, mas também há exemplos de acolhimento e respeito. As falas analisadas representam um indício de que gradativamente essas pessoas estão se colocando como protagonistas de suas vidas, e apontam para a demanda de pesquisas que privilegiem a escuta que legitime as vozes das pessoas com deficiência intelectual.

Elderly Heart Failure Patients Struggle with Self-Care

Patients with heart failure (HF) commonly have functional disability, but few studies have compared people's self-perception of their functioning with

Self-perception and social adaptation in people with mild intellectual disabilities

Self-perception is a particularly important determinant of human existence in a broad sense. A multifaceted self-image, its positive perception and acceptance have a significant impact on individual psychosocial comfort, optimal development, and functioning and quality of life improvement. This paper specifically stresses the need for people with mild intellectual disabilities to develop social skills in a broad sense that influence quality of life and that are determined by a positively perceived self-image and the social adaptation level. The partial findings of the author’s research study presented in the paper point to numerous spheres of the participants’ personalities and their adaptation behaviors that constitute an important developmental potential of people with mild intellectual disabilities. The self-perception and social adaptation of people with mild intellectual disabilities is treated as a unique aim of objective scientific inquiry in the article. The issues presented from such a point of view can be considered as valid, justified and aiming to optimize the quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities. The paper includes a theoretical discussion and empirical analyses. The theoretical part details the essence of intellectual disability, social adaptation, and self-perception in people with intellectual disabilities. The empirical part provides the methodology of the author’s research study, the findings, and analysis. As a whole, the paper provides a basis for pragmatic conclusions and recommendations.

The impact of body image on Fitbit use: a comparison across genders.

This article is the first in the feature to explore personal tracking devices - in this case the Fitbit - and the relationship between their use and people's self-perceptions and behaviour. Amber Edwards conducted the research for her MA dissertation at the University of Sheffield, graduating with an MA in Librarianship in January 2017. Her study shows that body image plays a large role in Fitbit use and that this is slightly more evident in females than males, although the differences are subtle. She argues that the results have implications for information professionals involved in teaching health information literacy. Amber began working in the library at Bishop Grosseteste University in June 2016, while completing her dissertation. A. M.

"Hunger Hurts, but Starving Works". The Moral Conversion to Eating Disorders.

This article aims to shed light on the self-perceptions of people with eating disorders in Malta and Italy through a deep understanding of their narratives. In contrast to the biomedical perception of the phenomenon and in opposition with the prevalent feminist theories on the subject, I consider eating disorders as the result of self-transformative processes. I suggest that anorexics, bulimics and binge eaters are actively and deliberately engaged in a project of moral self-transformation that is culturally defined. The moral transformations of women with eating disorders in Malta and Italy, the two considered contexts of this research, reflect the social expectations of women in these societies. The drastic changes in personal attitudes towards both food and the body that characterise eating disorders are the result of a complete dedication to the moral values embodied in thinness, namely the control of bodily needs and pleasure. The self-transformative process of people with eating disorders can be understood as a form of moral conversion along a continuum of increasing control over hunger: the higher the control, the higher the level of satisfaction and the degree of moral conversion achieved. Considering the general low recovery rates of people with eating disorders, this approach helps in the understanding of why people who are diagnosed with an eating disorder accept medical definitions and treatments to different extents.

Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises: The role of work engagement in support of people through the recovery process and in preventing relapse in drug and alcohol abuse.

This study, carried out in five Therapeutic Communities (TCs), aims to evaluate the relationship between social support and sense of community for people with pathological addictions and the personal and professional dimensions of hope, resilience, work engagement, future time perspective, and job performance. Support to the person is attained through social support at work by the supervisor and the person's sense of belonging to the community. The purpose of this article is to analyze the relationship between social support, sense of community, hope, resilience, work engagement, future time perspective, and job performance. In order to verify the relations between those variables, structural equation models with observed variables (path analysis) were estimated using LISREL 8.80. The results show a direct relationship between social support at work by the supervisor and hope, as well as between sense of community and resilience at work, while work engagement plays a mediating role between the two antecedents and the personal and professional variables investigated - hope, resilience, future time perspective and performance at work. Performance was measured through both people's self-perceptions and their supervisors' evaluations. Apositive correlation exists between the two assessments. The positive consequences of the research entail both theoretical and practical aspects.

Disrupted Self-Perception in People With Chronic Low Back Pain. Further Evaluation of the Fremantle Back Awareness Questionnaire.

Several lines of evidence suggest that body perception is altered in people with chronic back pain. Maladaptive perceptual awareness of the back might contribute to the pain experience as well as serve as a target for treatment. The Fremantle Back Awareness Questionnaire (FreBAQ) is a simple questionnaire recently developed to assess back-specific altered self-perception. The aims of this study were to present the outcomes of a comprehensive evaluation of the questionnaire's psychometricproperties and explore the potential relationships between body perception, nociceptive sensitivity, distress, and beliefs about back pain and the contribution these factors might play in explainingpain and disability. Two hundred fifty-one people with chronic back pain completed the questionnaire as well as a battery of clinical tests. The Rasch model was used to explore the questionnaires' psychometric properties and correlation and multiple linear regression analyses were used to explore the relationship between altered body perception and clinical status. The FreBAQ appears unidimensional with no redundant items, has minimal ceiling and floor effects, acceptable internal consistency, was functional on the category rating scale, and was not biased by demographic or clinical variables. FreBAQ scores were correlated with sensitivity, distress, and beliefs and were uniquely associated with pain and disability. Several lines of evidence suggest that body perception might be disturbed in people with chronic low back pain, possibly contributing to the condition and offering a potential target for treatment. The FreBAQ was developed as a quick and simple way of measuring back-specific body perception in people with chronic low back pain. The questionnaire appears to be a psychometrically sound way of assessing altered self-perception. The level of altered self-perception is positively correlated with pain intensity and disability as well as showing associations with psychological distress, pain catastrophization, fear avoidance beliefs, and lumbar pressure pain threshold. In this sample, it appears that altered self-perception might be a more important determinant of clinical severity than psychological distress, pain catastrophization, fear avoidance beliefs, or lumbar pressure pain threshold.

Calidad de vida de personas con discapacidad intelectual en centros de formación laboral

This study reports a comparative profile of Quality of Life of people with intellectual disabilities attending vocational training schools in Chile. To this end, the QOL profile of people with disabilities (N=751) was obtained by means of a Subjective Assessment. Equally, the professionals in charge of the people with intellectual disabilities (N=82) were also assessed by means of an Objective Assessment. The self-perception of people with intellectual disabilities in respect to their Quality of Life was higher than the perception of the professionals in charge of them. In the Subjective Assesment used to obtain the profile of people with disabilities, the Occupational Wellbeing dimension stood out, and in the Objective Assessment, the Social Inclusion dimension emerged. Furthermore, Self-determination stood out as one of the dimensions with the lowest level of achievement in both assessments. It was also found that the female group had a better perception of the Occupational Wellbeing dimension and the male group had a better perception of the Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing dimension. In respect to the Objective Assessment, significant differences in the Social Inclusion dimension were found, favoring the male group; likewise, significant differences favoring the female group were also found regarding the Occupational Wellbeing dimension. Additionally, the highest scores in the dimensions of Self-determination, Material Wellbeing and Social Inclusion were given by the professionals working at schools with a social paradigm.

The Effects of Leisure Sport Participation on Physical Self-perception and Psychological Well Being in People with Physical Disabilities and brain lesions

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of leisure sport participation characteristics on physical self-perception in people with disabilities. First, people with physical disabilities and brain lesions had higher perception of sport competency and muscular strength as they participated in club activities more and a longer time, and did exercise more intensively and frequently. Second, people with physical disabilities and brain lesions had higher perception of positive wellbeing, individual improvement, autonomy, Received (June 03, 2015), Review Request(June 04, 2015), Review Result(June 19, 2015) Accepted(July 09, 2015), Published(August 31, 2015) 506-706 Graduate student, Nambu Univ., 23 Chumdan Jungang-ro, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, Republic of Korea email: keh8354@hanmail.net 506-706 Graduate student, Nambu Univ., 23 Chumdan Jungang-ro, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, Republic of Korea email: door0804@hanmail.net (Corresponding Author) 506-706 Dept. Elementary Special Education, Nambu Univ., 23 Chumdan Jungang-ro, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, Republic of Korea email: psoongil@nambu.ac.kr * 이 연구는 2013년도 정부재원(교육부 SSK사업-인문사회연구역량강화사업비)으로 한국연구재단의 지원을 받 아 연구되었음(NRF-2013S1A3A2054928). The effects of leisure sport participation on physical self-perception and psychological wellbeing in people with physical disabilities and brain lesions Copyright c 2015 HSST 376 and purpose of life as they did exercise more intensively and frequently, and participated in the activities a longer time. Third, in addition, exercise intensity and frequency revealed higher influence on psychological wellbeing in common significantly. It was found that the physical self-perception is high when exercise intensity and frequency are high and when the period of participation is over 6 years and that the psychological wellbeing is high when exercise intensity and frequency are high.