Associations of physical activity and cognitive function with gross motor skills in preschoolers: Cross-sectional study.

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Journal of Motor Behavior Pub Date : 2023-01-01 Epub Date: 2021-03-18 DOI:10.1080/00222895.2021.1897508

Ângela Alves Viegas, Vanessa Amaral Mendonça, Juliana Nogueira Pontes Nobre, Rosane Luzia De Souza Morais, Amanda Cristina Fernandes, Fernanda De Oliveira Ferreira, Pedro Henrique Scheidt Figueiredo, Hércules Ribeiro Leite, Ana Cristina Resende Camargos, Ana Cristina Rodrigues Lacerda

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Abstract

Gross motor development in the preschool phase depends on several factors that remain poorly understood. This study aimed to investigate whether level of habitual physical activity (HPA) and global cognitive function (CF) can be used as predictors of gross motor skills in Brazilian preschoolers and to verify their possible mediators. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 166 children, aged 3-5 years. Gross motor skills, HPA, CF and possible mediators (e.g., sex, prematurity) were evaluated. Preschoolers with little HPA, low CF, and girls were more likely to have gross motor performance below expected, but female gender did not mediate HPA or CF. Therefore, HPA and CF, in addition to females, may be independent predictors of delayed gross motor skills in Brazilian preschoolers.

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学龄前儿童体育活动和认知功能与毛运动技能的关系：横断面研究。

学前阶段的毛运动发育取决于几个尚不清楚的因素。本研究旨在调查巴西学龄前儿童的习惯性体育活动水平（HPA）和整体认知功能（CF）是否可以作为毛运动技能的预测因素，并验证其可能的中介因素。对166名3-5岁的儿童进行了横断面研究。评估毛运动技能、HPA、CF和可能的中介因素（如性别、早产）。HPA低、CF低的学龄前儿童和女孩的毛运动成绩更有可能低于预期，但女性并没有介导HPA或CF。因此，HPA和CF以及女性可能是巴西学龄前儿童毛运动技能延迟的独立预测因素。

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Journal of Motor Behavior 医学-神经科学

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3.10

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Motor Behavior, a multidisciplinary journal of movement neuroscience, publishes articles that contribute to a basic understanding of motor control. Articles from different disciplinary perspectives and levels of analysis are encouraged, including neurophysiological, biomechanical, electrophysiological, psychological, mathematical and physical, and clinical approaches. Applied studies are acceptable only to the extent that they provide a significant contribution to a basic issue in motor control. Of special interest to the journal are those articles that attempt to bridge insights from different disciplinary perspectives to infer processes underlying motor control. Those approaches may embrace postural, locomotive, and manipulative aspects of motor functions, as well as coordination of speech articulators and eye movements. Articles dealing with analytical techniques and mathematical modeling are welcome.