ABSTRACT

Objectives: This study was used to verify the Korean version of CAPE (the Children's Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment), and to identify the participation of children and young adults in terms of play and leisure. Methods: A total of 231 participants varying in age from 8 to 17 completed a CAPE report by themselves. The participation factors (diversity, intensity, with whom and where the participation occurs, and level of enjoyment), along with sex and age variables, were considered in the analysis. Results: The results demonstrated that participants took part in an average of 24.83 activities out of 55 available. In most activities, the boys showed higher intensity rates than the girls, and the younger participants showed greater intensity than the older ones. The girls’levels of enjoyment of recreation and social activities were higher than those of the boys, but the boys’levels of enjoyment of informal and physical activities were greater than those of the girls. Most participants partook in activities alone, followed by family, other relatives, friends, and others. The younger children showed the greatest levels of participation when they were with their families at home, while the older ones showed the greatest levels of participation while they were with their friends at school and outside their community. Conclusions: This paper showed that CAPE is a useful tool to measure the multiple dimensions of play and leisure participation in children, and is a good information provider for occupational therapists who intervene in such activities.