Football teams for people with intellectual disabilities living in the community : "it helps your self-esteem and that, don't it?"

By: White, Rose.
Contributor(s): Lister, Katherine | Northen, Kristian | Moore, Stephen | Rayner, Kelly.
Series: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour 8 (4) 2017: 201-211. 2017Disc region: text file PDF rda.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resource Subject(s): INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | MENTAL HEALTH | PHYSICAL EXERCISESOnline resources: Read this Article Summary: People with intellectual disabilities (ID) can be vulnerable to developing mental health problems. It has been found that participating in regular exercise can help to improve emotional well-being, both in typically developing people and those with ID. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the experiences of community clients with ID who have engaged in a football training programme, and the perceived impacts on attitudes, mood and behaviour.
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People with intellectual disabilities (ID) can be vulnerable to developing mental health problems. It has been found that participating in regular exercise can help to improve emotional well-being, both in typically developing people and those with ID. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the experiences of community clients with ID who have engaged in a football training programme, and the perceived impacts on attitudes, mood and behaviour.

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