The Association Between Motor Competence and Inhibitory Control in Preschool Children
Aoyu Zhang, Xiaoxiao Chen, Deqiang Zhao, Yanfeng Zhang · 2024
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Description
Preschool children are learning both to move well and to control their impulses, and the two skills may grow together. The authors study 160 children aged three to six, chosen by stratified random sampling. Each child's motor competence is scored with a standard movement battery covering hand skills, aiming and catching, and balance. Inhibitory control is measured one-on-one on a tablet, through response speed and accuracy on a set task.
After exclusions, 153 children enter the final analysis. Better motor competence goes with higher accuracy on the control task and with faster responses, once other factors are adjusted for. Children in the top motor group beat the bottom group on accuracy, with hand skills and balance standing out. The authors conclude that building movement skills in preschool may also support the growth of self-control.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Aoyu Zhang, Xiaoxiao Chen, Deqiang Zhao, Yanfeng Zhang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |