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Exploring the Impacts of Environmental Factors on Adolescents’ Daily Participation: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach

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  • Yael Fogel

    (Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health Sciences, University of Ariel, 40700 Ariel, Israel)

  • Naomi Josman

    (The Laboratory of Complex Human Activity and Participation (CHAP), Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, 3498838 Mount Carmel, Israel)

  • Sara Rosenblum

    (The Laboratory of Complex Human Activity and Participation (CHAP), Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, 3498838 Mount Carmel, Israel)

Abstract

Adolescents with neurodevelopmental difficulties struggle to perform daily activities, reflecting the significant impact of executive functions on their participation. This research examines an integrated conceptual model wherein supportive environmental factors in the community, school and home settings explain the children’s participation (involvement and frequency) with their daily activities performance as a mediator. Parents of 81 10- to 14-year-old adolescents with and without executive function deficit profiles completed the Participation and Environment Measure for Children and Youth and the Child Evaluation Checklist. A secondary analysis was conducted to examine the structural equation model using AMOS software. The results demonstrated support for the hypothesised model. Supportive environmental demands in school predicted 32% of home participation, and the adolescents’ daily performance reflected that executive functions mediated the relationship between them. Together, these findings highlight the school environment as the primary contributor that affects the children’s functioning according to their parents’ reports and as a predictor of high participation at home in terms of frequency and involvement. This study has implications for multidisciplinary practitioners working with adolescents in general, and in the school setting specifically, to understand meaningful effects of executive functions on adolescents’ daily functioning and to provide accurate assistance and intervention.

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  • Yael Fogel & Naomi Josman & Sara Rosenblum, 2020. "Exploring the Impacts of Environmental Factors on Adolescents’ Daily Participation: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(1), pages 1-12, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2020:i:1:p:142-:d:469153
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    1. Arne H. Eide & Dag Ofstad & Marit Støylen & Emil Hansen & Marikken Høiseth, 2022. "Participation and Inclusion of Children and Youth with Disabilities in Local Communities," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-15, September.

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