Barry Ashlyn, Ku Byungmo, Swarup Gayatri, Christensen Leslie Ann, Columna Luis
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Yong-In University, Yongin, South Korea.
Disabil Rehabil. 2025 May;47(10):2503-2511. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2024.2399222. Epub 2024 Sep 11.
Parents of children with disabilities often encounter challenges when supporting their child's physical activity (PA). Research on the psychological factors influencing parental support for PA has produced mixed results. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to a) synthesize psychological factors associated with parental support for PA, and b) evaluate the moderators of the association between parental support for PA and these psychological factors.
Following PRISMA guidelines, this meta-analysis reviewed peer-reviewed English articles on parental support for children with disabilities (ages 0-18) from January 2009 to February 2022, with updates in February 2024. We searched six databases-PubMed, CINAHL, Academic Search Premier, SPORTDiscus, Scopus, and CENTRAL-and applied four statistical methods (Egger's regression, Duval and Tweedi's Trim and Fill, Classic Fail-safe N, and Begg's test) to assess study bias.
Twelve studies met the inclusion criteria, showing a medium association ( = .41, 95% CI [.28 - .50], < .001) between parental PA support and psychological factors in parents of children with disabilities. Psychological constructs and child's age were not significant moderators. No publication biases were detected.
Limitations include the use of convenience samples and the lack of disability type as a moderator. Future research should address these gaps. Emphasizing parental intentions, parental PA, and self-efficacy can enhance parental support for PA in children with disabilities, promoting their PA engagement.
残疾儿童的父母在支持孩子进行体育活动（PA）时常常面临挑战。关于影响父母对体育活动支持的心理因素的研究结果不一。本荟萃分析的目的是：a）综合与父母对体育活动支持相关的心理因素；b）评估父母对体育活动的支持与这些心理因素之间关联的调节因素。
遵循PRISMA指南，本荟萃分析回顾了2009年1月至2022年2月期间关于父母对残疾儿童（0 - 18岁）支持的同行评审英文文章，并于2024年2月进行了更新。我们搜索了六个数据库——PubMed、CINAHL、学术搜索 Premier、SPORTDiscus、Scopus和CENTRAL——并应用四种统计方法（Egger回归、Duval和Tweedi的修剪和填充法、经典失效安全数N和Begg检验）来评估研究偏差。
十二项研究符合纳入标准，表明残疾儿童父母的体育活动支持与心理因素之间存在中等程度的关联（ = 0.41，95%置信区间[0.28 - 0.50]， < 0.001）。心理结构和孩子的年龄不是显著的调节因素。未检测到发表偏倚。
局限性包括使用便利样本以及缺乏残疾类型作为调节因素。未来的研究应填补这些空白。强调父母的意图、父母的体育活动和自我效能感可以增强父母对残疾儿童体育活动的支持，促进他们参与体育活动。
