TABLE 5.
Frequencies and Chi-square results for facilitators to OPA.
| Facilitators | OPA |
No OPA |
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| n | % | n | % | χ2(1) | p | |
| Preference for OPA | ||||||
| Activity important to young person | 100 | 81.30 | 28 | 63.64 | 5.65 | 0.017 |
| Activity meaningful to young person | 98 | 80.99 | 27 | 61.36 | 6.77 | 0.009 |
| Preference for the activity | 80 | 66.67 | 22 | 50.00 | 3.80 | 0.051 |
| Involvement in OPA | ||||||
| Appears motivated during the activity | 108 | 87.80 | 21 | 47.73 | 29.62 | 0.000 |
| Persists throughout the activity | 96 | 78.05 | 24 | 53.81 | 7.86 | 0.005 |
| Feels a social connection | 89 | 72.36 | 21 | 48.84 | 7.89 | 0.005 |
| Appears to be happy | 106 | 86.18 | 32 | 74.42 | 3.14 | 0.076 |
| Appears involved in the activity | 105 | 85.37 | 27 | 61.36 | 11.27 | 0.001 |
| Activity competence/sense of self | ||||||
| Increase in skill and performance | 110 | 90.16 | 31 | 70.45 | 9.82 | 0.002 |
| Increased independence performing activity | 113 | 91.87 | 29 | 65.91 | 17.16 | 0.000 |
| Confidence in ability to perform activity | 111 | 90.24 | 28 | 63.64 | 16.44 | 0.000 |
| General self-confidence | 105 | 85.37 | 29 | 65.91 | 7.74 | 0.005 |
| Feelings of satisfaction and pride | 108 | 87.81 | 31 | 70.45 | 6.99 | 0.008 |