Sports participation is beneficial to health and socioemotional adjustment in youth across development. While there is some evidence indicating lower sports participation for @entity1 with @entity245 ( @entity245 ) as compared with their @entity245 ( @entity245 ) peers, little is known as to the predictors of this differential participation. Given the increased risk of physical and mental health difficulties for @entity1 with @entity245 , understanding more about this disparity is important. We examined sports participation in elementary school-aged @entity1 with or without @entity245 and examined @entity1 and family predictors of three indices of sports participation: number of sports and highest relational sport at ages 6 and 8, and consistent sports from 6 to 8. @entity1 with @entity245 were significantly higher on all three indicators. Mother and @entity1 factors related significantly to sports participation indices. The number of sports related positively to mother education and positive perceptions and negatively to mother employment. Relational sports were higher in @entity1 , @entity1 with higher social skills, and @entity146 . In regression analyses at @entity1 age 8 that included these other variables, delay status ( @entity245 or @entity245 ) did not have a significant effect. Perspectives on varying influences on sports participation and implications for intervention are discussed.

Sports participation of XXXX with or without developmental delay: Prediction from @entity1 and family factors.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'Children', 'boys', 'child'] @entity245 :: ('MESH:D002658', 'Disease') :: ['TD', 'typically developing', 'developmental delays', 'DD'] @entity146 :: ('MESH:D001523', 'Disease') :: ['lower behavior problems']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['children']
