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Participation involvement and mental health among young people with physical disabilities: preliminary findings using the experience sampling method Mannat Madan (24935702) Diana Tajik-Parvinchi (15946609) Chi-Wen Chien (3836860) Dana Anaby (9562325) Medicine Neuroscience Science Policy Sociology Mental Health Transition-age youth engagement mobility restriction well-being everyday experiences ecological momentary assessment <p>To describe participation patterns and aspects of mental health of youth with physical disabilities and to examine the momentary associations between participation involvement and affect within and across participants.</p> <p>Experience Sampling Method was employed among seven participants (5females, 2males) aged 19 to 25 yrs (median = 21yrs). Using the m-Path app, youth reported real-time participation experiences and associated affect, twice daily, for 2 weeks, totaling 28 observations/youth. Individual-based graphs illustrating the association between involvement and affect were tested using Pearson correlation. To determine the overall effect across participants, linear mixed-effect models were used.</p> <p>Out of 151 observations, most activities were done at home (63%) and involved ≥1 people (69%). Positive associations between involvement and affect were observed in 6 out of 7 plots, with 5 showing statistically significant correlations (<i>r</i> = 0.38 to 0.7; <i>p</i> < 0.05). Linear mixed-effects models showed that affect increased by 0.27 points for each additional person involved (<i>p</i> < 0.001) and by 0.48 points for every unit increase in involvement (<i>p</i> < 0.001).</p> <p>This initial evaluation suggests positive associations between participation involvement and affect, measured using experience sampling approach, highlighting the importance of doing and being with others for transition-aged youth with physical disabilities.</p> <p></p><p>Experience Sampling Method (ESM) offers a promising avenue to explore momentary everyday participation experiences for transition-aged youth with physical disabilities.</p><p>Findings may re-direct clinicians’ attention toward a key dimension of participation i.e., involvement, when seeking to support well-being of this group.</p><p>Being with others while participating appears to be important for youth well-being.</p><p>Clinicians may consider tools such as m-Path to capture and monitor the real-time participation and well-being of this group.</p><p></p> <p>Experience Sampling Method (ESM) offers a promising avenue to explore momentary everyday participation experiences for transition-aged youth with physical disabilities.</p> <p>Findings may re-direct clinicians’ attention toward a key dimension of participation i.e., involvement, when seeking to support well-being of this group.</p> <p>Being with others while participating appears to be important for youth well-being.</p> <p>Clinicians may consider tools such as m-Path to capture and monitor the real-time participation and well-being of this group.</p> 2026-09-15T13:30:06Z Dataset Dataset 10.6084/m9.figshare.33796076.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Participation_involvement_and_mental_health_among_young_people_with_physical_disabilities_preliminary_findings_using_the_experience_sampling_method/33796076 CC BY 4.0