Participation involvement and mental health among young people with physical disabilities: preliminary findings using the experience sampling method

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>