Unpacking the relationship between autism, sport participation, and adolescent health: A causal mediation analysis
Our findings suggest that greater efforts are needed to adapt community sport to encourage equitable participation and ensure that participation benefits autistic children's health and health-related quality of life equally.
Authors
- Matthew Bourke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7088-4516)
- Martin O’Flaherty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0788-2598)
- John Cairney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2856-3967)
- Sjaan R. Gomersall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6808-0180)
- Kathryn Fortnum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9190-558X)
- Jessica Hill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2650-455X)
- George Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6908-7974)
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Disability and health journal
- Published
- 2025-04-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2025.101832
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.92