Differences on Motor Competence in 4-Year-Old Boys and Girls Regarding the Quarter of Birth: Is There a Relative Age Effect?
The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences on motor competence between boys and girls aged 4 years old and investigate the existence of Relative Age Effect on their motor competence. In total, 132 preschool children were evaluated, of whom 60 (45.50%) were girls and 72 (54.5%) were boys....
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| author | Rubén Navarro-Patón Víctor Arufe-Giráldez Alberto Sanmiguel-Rodríguez Marcos Mecías-Calvo |
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| description | The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences on motor competence between boys and girls aged 4 years old and investigate the existence of Relative Age Effect on their motor competence. In total, 132 preschool children were evaluated, of whom 60 (45.50%) were girls and 72 (54.5%) were boys. The distribution of the participants was from quarter 1 [<i>n</i> = 28 (21.2%)], quarter 2 [<i>n</i> = 52 (39.4%)], quarter 3 [<i>n</i> = 24 (18.2%)], and quarter 4 [(<i>n</i> = 28 (21.2%)], respectively. The Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2) was used to collect the data. The data show the main effects on quarter of birth factor in manual dexterity (MD; <i>p</i> < 0.001), in aiming and catching (A&C; <i>p</i> < 0.001), in balance (Bal; <i>p</i> < 0.001) and in total test score (TTS; <i>p</i> < 0.001). There are also statistical differences on gender factor in MD (<i>p</i> < 0.001) and in TTS (<i>p</i> = 0.031). A significant effect was also found in the interaction between two factors (gender and quarter of birth) in MD (<i>p</i> < 0.001), A&C (<i>p</i> < 0.001), and Bal (<i>p</i> < 0.001). There are differences in all the variables studied according to the quarter of birth and only in manual dexterity and in the total score if compared according to gender (the scores are higher in girls). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4c94772afaf4410183fa27af850766882023-12-11T16:56:34ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672021-02-018214110.3390/children8020141Differences on Motor Competence in 4-Year-Old Boys and Girls Regarding the Quarter of Birth: Is There a Relative Age Effect?Rubén Navarro-Patón0Víctor Arufe-Giráldez1Alberto Sanmiguel-Rodríguez2Marcos Mecías-Calvo3Facultad de Formación del Profesorado, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 27001 Lugo, SpainFacultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de A Coruña, 15008 A Coruña, SpainFacultad de Lenguas y Educación, Universidad Camilo José Cela, 28692 Madrid, SpainFacultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, 39011 Santander, SpainThe aim of this study was to evaluate the differences on motor competence between boys and girls aged 4 years old and investigate the existence of Relative Age Effect on their motor competence. In total, 132 preschool children were evaluated, of whom 60 (45.50%) were girls and 72 (54.5%) were boys. The distribution of the participants was from quarter 1 [<i>n</i> = 28 (21.2%)], quarter 2 [<i>n</i> = 52 (39.4%)], quarter 3 [<i>n</i> = 24 (18.2%)], and quarter 4 [(<i>n</i> = 28 (21.2%)], respectively. The Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2) was used to collect the data. The data show the main effects on quarter of birth factor in manual dexterity (MD; <i>p</i> < 0.001), in aiming and catching (A&C; <i>p</i> < 0.001), in balance (Bal; <i>p</i> < 0.001) and in total test score (TTS; <i>p</i> < 0.001). There are also statistical differences on gender factor in MD (<i>p</i> < 0.001) and in TTS (<i>p</i> = 0.031). A significant effect was also found in the interaction between two factors (gender and quarter of birth) in MD (<i>p</i> < 0.001), A&C (<i>p</i> < 0.001), and Bal (<i>p</i> < 0.001). There are differences in all the variables studied according to the quarter of birth and only in manual dexterity and in the total score if compared according to gender (the scores are higher in girls).https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/2/141relative age effectschoolchildrenmotor competencemanual dexterityaiming and catchingbalance |
| spellingShingle | Rubén Navarro-Patón Víctor Arufe-Giráldez Alberto Sanmiguel-Rodríguez Marcos Mecías-Calvo Differences on Motor Competence in 4-Year-Old Boys and Girls Regarding the Quarter of Birth: Is There a Relative Age Effect? Children relative age effect schoolchildren motor competence manual dexterity aiming and catching balance |
| title | Differences on Motor Competence in 4-Year-Old Boys and Girls Regarding the Quarter of Birth: Is There a Relative Age Effect? |
| title_full | Differences on Motor Competence in 4-Year-Old Boys and Girls Regarding the Quarter of Birth: Is There a Relative Age Effect? |
| title_fullStr | Differences on Motor Competence in 4-Year-Old Boys and Girls Regarding the Quarter of Birth: Is There a Relative Age Effect? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Differences on Motor Competence in 4-Year-Old Boys and Girls Regarding the Quarter of Birth: Is There a Relative Age Effect? |
| title_short | Differences on Motor Competence in 4-Year-Old Boys and Girls Regarding the Quarter of Birth: Is There a Relative Age Effect? |
| title_sort | differences on motor competence in 4 year old boys and girls regarding the quarter of birth is there a relative age effect |
| topic | relative age effect schoolchildren motor competence manual dexterity aiming and catching balance |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/2/141 |
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