Abstract
Objective: The correlation between proprioceptive processing and self-concept in children ages nine to twelve years of age was investigated.
Method: A descriptive research design was used to examine the results of 40 participants ages 9 to 12 years using the Comprehensive Observations of Proprioception (COP) and the Piers-Harris Self-Concept Scale: 3rd Edition (Piers Harris 3). Participants were recruited through convenience sampling and snowballing strategies. Pearson product moment correlation (r) analyses were used to examine the correlation between variables.
Results: The study sample consisted of 40 participants with 16 females and 24 males. Significant correlations at p = .05 were noted with the total sample of the COP total score and the individual subtest of the Piers Harris 3 Intellectual and School Status ( r = -.358); male participants COP total score to Piers Harris 3 Total Score ( r = -.417) and Happiness and Satisfaction ( r = -.529); 11 year old participants COP total score to Piers Harris 3 Total Score ( r = -.857) and Social Acceptance ( r = -.883); participants without previous therapy COP total scores to Piers Harris 3 Behavioral Adjustment ( r = -.553) and Happiness and Satisfaction ( r = -.506); and participants with an incoming medical diagnosis COP total scores to Piers Harris 3 Intellectual and School Status ( r = -.586).
Conclusion: The limited number of correlations found suggest that occupational therapy practitioners should be cautious directly linking sensory processing and self-concept during intervention planning as there are likely many individual factors contributing to each child’s self-concept beyond their sensation of the physical body with proprioceptive processing.
Publication Place
Tacoma, Washington
Publisher
University of Puget Sound
Faculty Advisor
Yvonne Swinth, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Chairperson
Publication Date
12-7-2019
Genre
Electronic Thesis
Format
Language
English
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Degree Program
Occupational Therapy
Degree Level
Doctor
Discipline
Occupational Therapy
School
University of Puget Sound
Recommended Citation
Brown, Jaclyn OTR/L, "Correlation Between Proprioceptive Processing and Self-Concept in Children ages nine to twelve years from the Pacific Northwest" (2019). School of Occupational Therapy Post-Professional Doctoral Theses. 6.
https://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/drot_theses/6