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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2025

Profiles of Physical Fitness Among Youth with Intellectual Disabilities: A Longitudinal Person-Centered Investigation.

Christophe Maïano, Alexandre J S Morin, Olivier Hue, Danielle Tracey, Rhonda G Craven

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Christophe Maïano *Department of Psychoeducation and Psychology, Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO), Campus de Saint- Jérôme, 5 rue Saint-Joseph, Saint-Jérôme, Québec, J7Z 0B7, Canada. christophe.maiano@uqo.ca.
Alexandre J S Morin *Substantive-Methodological Synergy Research Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.
Olivier HueDepartment of Physical Activity Sciences, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Canada.
Danielle TraceySchool of Education, Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.
Rhonda G CravenInstitute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia.

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Australian Research Council DP140101559Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada 430-2012-0091Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada 435-2014-0909
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purposesThe main objective of this person-centered study was to identify the main profiles of physical fitness present among a large sample of youth with intellectual disabilities (ID). Moreover, we also investigated associations between several personal and sport-related characteristics and youth’s physical fitness profiles.

methodsParticipants were 375 Australian (N = 242) and Canadian (N = 133) youth (60.4% boys) with mild (49.6%) to moderate (50.4%) levels of ID.

resultsLatent profile analyses revealed five profiles, which were fully replicated over two time points taken with a one year interval: (1) Average Flexibility with Low Strength, Balance, and Locomotor Capacity (22.7%); (2) Moderately High Flexibility with High Strength, Balance, and Locomotor Capacity (8.2%); (3) Moderately Low Flexibility with Moderately High Strength, Balance, and Locomotor Capacity (30.8%); (4) Average Flexibility with Very low Strength, Balance, and Locomotor Capacity (6.5%); and (5) Normative (31.9%). Profile membership was essentially unchanged over time, with rates of stability ranging from 99 to 100%. Relative to the most physically fit profiles (2 and 3), the less physically fit profiles (1 and 4) and the Normative one included a higher proportion of younger Canadian girls with moderate levels of ID, comorbid conditions, and an unhealthier lifestyle (i.e., higher BMI, and a lower frequency of sport involvement in and out of school).

conclusionThe present results highlight the relevance of targeted fitness interventions strategies focused on youth with ID from the less physically fit profiles.

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