Determining Awareness Levels of Benefits of Sports in Individuals with Autism with Regards to their Families and Private Education Teachers

Year 2017, Volume: 5 Issue: 4, 392 - 401, 17.12.2017

Zeynep Erol Gizem Özdemir Mehmet Günay Taner Bozkuş

Abstract

The purpose of
this study was to determine the levels of awareness by families and private
education teachers regarding individual benefits of sportive events realized
with the aim to facilitate the lives of individuals with autism. In the
research as data gathering tool, “Personal Information Form” that is developed
by the researchers and “Awareness Scale aiming for the impacts of sports in
individuals with mental disabilities (ZEBSEYFO)” being developed by İlhan and
Esentürk (2015) was used. Research population was composed of 187 people living
in the cities of Zonguldak, Bartın and Karabük, 74 of which are parents having
individuals with autism. According to the findings obtained from SPSS 21
package program in the study, when gender variable is handed with respect to
the family, it was determined that difference between the levels of scores
obtained by female and male participants (mothers and fathers) from ZEBSEYFO
was at a meaningful level in favor of female participants as statistically
(U:271,000; p<0,05). According to the findings obtained, it was determined
that as per the educational status of participants, difference of ZEBSEYFO
scores between educational levels was statistically meaningful and a meaningful
difference was found in the awareness level of parents who were not literate
(0,038) (p<0,05). As a result of these findings, it was determined that
awareness level of mother in a family having an individual with autism was
higher and that awareness level of parent not being literate was higher.

Keywords

Autism, Private Education Teacher, Parent, Sports, Awareness Level

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