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Quality of Life: Changes in Self Perception in People with DS who Participate in Laliga Genuine Santander. Self Reports and External Reports

Version 1 : Received: 16 December 2020 / Approved: 18 December 2020 / Online: 18 December 2020 (16:17:41 CET)

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Camacho, R.; Castejón-Riber, C.; Requena, F.; Camacho, J.; Escribano, B.M.; Gallego, A.; Espejo, R.; De Miguel-Rubio, A.; Agüera, E.I. 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. Brain Sci. 2021, 11, 226. Camacho, R.; Castejón-Riber, C.; Requena, F.; Camacho, J.; Escribano, B.M.; Gallego, A.; Espejo, R.; De Miguel-Rubio, A.; Agüera, E.I. 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. Brain Sci. 2021, 11, 226.

Abstract

The hypothesis posed was whether participation in LaLiga Genuine Santander (competitive football) influenced the quality of life (QL) of the people who participated in it, since their perception of themselves is enhanced by all the aformentioned factors (self-determination, social inclusion, emotional well-being, physical well-being, material well-being, rights, personal development, interpersonal relationships). The objective was to evaluate the QL of people with Down's 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. Despite the perception of informants provides a great deal of information regarding the QL of participants with DS, the latter should be involved in the evaluation process and their self perceptions taken into account. Our research shows that participation in the league modifies the perceptions of the participants with Down's Syndrome regarding their quality of life. However, these perceptions are not shared by the informants.

Keywords

Down's Syndrome; perception; quality of life; sport; age; gender; scale

Subject

Social Sciences, Psychology

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