Relation between cognitive and motor performance in 5- to 6-year-old children

Results from a large-scale cross-sectional study

• Auteurs: Renske Wassenberg , Alfons Kessels , Ariane Kalff , Petra Hurks , Jelle Jolles , Frans Feron , Jos Hendriksen , Mariëlle Kroes , Miranda Beeren , Johan Vles
• Type: Artikel in wetenschappelijk tijdschrift
• Taal: Engels
• Uitgever: The Society for Research in Child Development, Inc.
• Naam tijdschrift/vakblad: Child Development

Samenvatting

The relation between cognitive and motor performance was studied in a sample of 378 children aged 5 - 6. Half of these children had no behavior problems; the others were selected for externalizing (38%) or internalizing problems (12%). Quantitative and qualitative aspects of motor performance were related to several aspects of cognition, after controlling for the influence of attention. No relation between global aspects of cognitive and motor performance was found. Specific positive relations were found between both aspects of motor performance, visual motor integration and working memory, and between quantitative aspects of motor performance and fluency. These findings reveal interesting parallels between normal cognitive and motor development in 5- to 6-year-old children that cannot be ascribed to attention processes.

Literatuurverwijzing: Wassenberg, R., Kessels, A.G.H., Kalff, A.C., Hurks, P.P.M., Jolles, J., Feron, F.J.M., ... Vles, J.S.H. (2005). Relation between cognitive and motor performance in 5- to 6-year-old children: results from a large-scale cross-sectional study. Child Development 76 (pp. 1092 - 1103)

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