Association between fundamental motor skills and executive function in preschool children: A cross-sectional study
ObjectiveThe main purpose of this study was to explore the association between early fundamental motor skills (FMS) and executive function (EF) in preschool children.MethodsA total of 394 young children (4.07 ± 0.76 years) were evaluated. The FMS and EF were evaluated using the Test of Gross Motor D...
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| description | ObjectiveThe main purpose of this study was to explore the association between early fundamental motor skills (FMS) and executive function (EF) in preschool children.MethodsA total of 394 young children (4.07 ± 0.76 years) were evaluated. The FMS and EF were evaluated using the Test of Gross Motor Development-2 (TGMD-2) and the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery (NTCB), respectively.ResultsTotal FMS score was moderately and positively correlated with total EF score (r = 0.33, p < 0.001) and was a significant predictor of total EF score (β = 0.37, p < 0.001). Specifically, locomotor skills were significant predictors of inhibition control (β = 0.21, p < 0.001), working memory (β = 0.18, p < 0.01), and cognitive flexibility (β = 0.24, p < 0.001), while object control skills were only significant predictors of inhibition control (β = 0.17, p < 0.01).ConclusionFMS were significantly and positively correlated with EF and were significant predictors of EF. Early childhood policymakers, preschool teachers, and researchers should take these connections seriously and implement appropriate complex motor intervention programs in future teaching to stimulate the development of both motor and higher-order cognitive skills in preschool children. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-96445f6eb8664c0a8cd005324cb207c62022-12-22T04:00:05ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-08-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.978994978994Association between fundamental motor skills and executive function in preschool children: A cross-sectional studyXiaowei Han0Meiling Zhao1Zhe Kong2Jun Xie3Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, ChinaGraduate School, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing, ChinaGraduate School, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Leisure and Social Sports, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing, ChinaObjectiveThe main purpose of this study was to explore the association between early fundamental motor skills (FMS) and executive function (EF) in preschool children.MethodsA total of 394 young children (4.07 ± 0.76 years) were evaluated. The FMS and EF were evaluated using the Test of Gross Motor Development-2 (TGMD-2) and the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery (NTCB), respectively.ResultsTotal FMS score was moderately and positively correlated with total EF score (r = 0.33, p < 0.001) and was a significant predictor of total EF score (β = 0.37, p < 0.001). Specifically, locomotor skills were significant predictors of inhibition control (β = 0.21, p < 0.001), working memory (β = 0.18, p < 0.01), and cognitive flexibility (β = 0.24, p < 0.001), while object control skills were only significant predictors of inhibition control (β = 0.17, p < 0.01).ConclusionFMS were significantly and positively correlated with EF and were significant predictors of EF. Early childhood policymakers, preschool teachers, and researchers should take these connections seriously and implement appropriate complex motor intervention programs in future teaching to stimulate the development of both motor and higher-order cognitive skills in preschool children.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.978994/fullfundamental motor skillsexecutive functionpreschool childrenlocomotor skillsassociation |
| spellingShingle | Xiaowei Han Meiling Zhao Zhe Kong Jun Xie Association between fundamental motor skills and executive function in preschool children: A cross-sectional study Frontiers in Psychology fundamental motor skills executive function preschool children locomotor skills association |
| title | Association between fundamental motor skills and executive function in preschool children: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Association between fundamental motor skills and executive function in preschool children: A cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Association between fundamental motor skills and executive function in preschool children: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between fundamental motor skills and executive function in preschool children: A cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Association between fundamental motor skills and executive function in preschool children: A cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | association between fundamental motor skills and executive function in preschool children a cross sectional study |
| topic | fundamental motor skills executive function preschool children locomotor skills association |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.978994/full |
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