{"title":"How Do Components of Executive Function Relate to Taiwanese Sixth Graders' Mathematical Skills?","authors":"I-Hsuan Shen, Chia-Ling Chen","doi":"10.1177/00315125251320423","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00315125251320423","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Executive functions are crucially important for helping to explain children's mathematical performances. We investigated the relationships between components of executive functions and different aspects of mathematical ability in young school-aged Taiwanese children. In a cross-sectional design, a typically developing group of 122 sixth-grade students completed tests battery of working memory (WM), inhibition, and set-shifting tests, and a measure of achievement competence in mathematical concepts, computation, and applied problems. We found significant associations between general intellectual ability, working memory, inhibition, and set-shifting, and between these abilities and different mathematical skills. Verbal and spatial WM was positively correlated with different mathematical skills, and inhibition and set-shifting were positively correlated with mathematical performance to a lesser extent. We conducted partial correlation analyses to control for participants' age, socioeconomic status, and processing speed, and we then found that verbal and spatial WM was related to the math domains of concepts, computation, and applied problems. Meanwhile, inhibition was correlated with the domain of applied problems. Regression analyses revealed that varied domains of mathematical skills were best predicted by a general intelligence index (GAI) and verbal working memory (WM). Inhibition predicted better performance in applied problems. We discuss the limitations and implications of these findings, as they provide important information about the specific associations between aspects of executive function and components of mathematics performance in middle childhood.</p>","PeriodicalId":19869,"journal":{"name":"Perceptual and Motor Skills","volume":" ","pages":"315125251320423"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143516306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preservation of Temporal Organisation of Tennis Service Following Ageing in Recreational Players.","authors":"Mohsen Shafizadeh, Hazun Hizan, Keith Davids","doi":"10.1177/00315125251324419","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00315125251324419","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Ageing leads to functional changes in body systems. <b>Purpose:</b> This study sought to examine the age-based differences in temporal patterning, temporal variability and temporal regularity of tennis service in older adults. <b>Research design:</b> cross-sectional study. <b>Study sample:</b> Participants of this study were volunteers from young (<i>n</i> = 10) and older (<i>n</i> = 11) adults who were self-defined as non-competitive, participating in tennis at a recreational (sub-elite) level for 2-3 days per week regularly. <b>Data collection:</b> They were asked to perform 20 trials of the same serves (flat, slice or top-spin) on a regular size court. The timing (duration) of the serve action was recorded and analysed, using a high-speed digital camera. Participants performed the tennis serves during their routine training sessions on a tennis court. They undertook a structured general (10min) and a specific warm-up routine (10min) before performing services. There was a 30-second rest period between trials. <b>Results:</b> Findings showed that there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in temporal patterning, whereas the younger group performed the serves with higher variability and regularity/consistency than the older adults in some phases of the action. <b>Conclusion:</b> Older adults who participate recreationally in sports are able to preserve some functional organisation of perceptual-motor capacities, such as timing, due to long-term practice effects. The findings illustrate how sport participation may help maintain functional movement organisation following ageing to mitigate age-related declines in perception and action in late adulthood.</p>","PeriodicalId":19869,"journal":{"name":"Perceptual and Motor Skills","volume":" ","pages":"315125251324419"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143516315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of Telerehabilitation-Based Core and Scapular Stabilization Training in Young Adults With Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.","authors":"Hatice Ayan, Bilge Kara, R Serhat Erbayraktar","doi":"10.1177/00315125251320683","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00315125251320683","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although chronic neck pain (CNP) is associated with impairments in balance, the effects of muscle stabilization training are unknown. In this study, we compared the effects of core stabilization (CS) and scapular stabilization (SS) training via telerehabilitation on balance, functionality, pain, and depression in young adults with CNP. In this two-armed, randomized controlled study, we assigned 41 participants with CNP to either a CS (<i>n</i> = 21) or SS (<i>n</i> = 20) group. Both groups underwent stabilization training via telerehabilitation for eight weeks. We evaluated postural stability (PS), limits of stability (LOS), functionality (Neck Disability Index), pain (Visual Analog Scale), and depression (Beck Depression Inventory). Time × Group interactions were significant on VAS, NDI, PS overall, LOS overall, LOS forward, LOS backward, and LOS right (<i>p</i> < .05). Both groups showed significant improvements over time. However, the SS group demonstrated significantly greater improvements than the CS group in VAS (<i>p</i> < .001) and NDI (<i>p</i> = .001). On the other hand, the CS group showed significantly greater improvements in PS overall, as well as in various measures of LOS, including overall, forward, backward, and right (<i>p</i> < .05). While both groups showed significant improvements, there were notable differences between them. These findings suggest that SS training is more effective in pain management and functional improvement, while CS training has a stronger impact on balance and stability in young adults with CNP.</p>","PeriodicalId":19869,"journal":{"name":"Perceptual and Motor Skills","volume":" ","pages":"315125251320683"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143503124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bircan Yucekaya, Nilay Comuk Balci, Seda Nur Kemer, Hasan Gercek, Bayram Sonmez Unuvar, Mert Demirsoz
{"title":"Turkish Translation and Psychometric Properties of the Peabody Developmental Motor Scale-2 in 0-24 Months Turkish At-Risk Infants.","authors":"Bircan Yucekaya, Nilay Comuk Balci, Seda Nur Kemer, Hasan Gercek, Bayram Sonmez Unuvar, Mert Demirsoz","doi":"10.1177/00315125251322543","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00315125251322543","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study was designed to investigate the construct-concurrent validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Peabody Developmental Motor Scale-2 (PDMS-2) in at-risk infants between 0-24 age in Turkey. In this study, 120 infants (70 males, 50 females) participated in the study (mean corrected age 20.18 ± 22.535 weeks). The PDMS-2 scale consists of two subdimensions, the Fine Motor Quotient (FMQ) and the Gross Motor Quotient (GMQ). Whereas the construct validity was assessed using confirmatory factor analysis, concurrent validity was investigated using the correlation between PDMS-2 and the Alberta Infant Motor Scale and the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination with Spearman's correlation analysis. The PDMS-2 was applied twice for test-retest reliability. Cronbach's alpha (α) and the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) were used for reliability. ICC value was with 95% CI. The overall reliability coefficient of the test was found to be Croncbach's α = 0.865. TICC values were found (ICC FMQ: 0.998, ICC GMQ: 0.998). Construct validity (<math><mrow><msup><mi>χ</mi><mn>2</mn></msup></mrow></math>/SD = 4.396; root mean square error of approximation = 0.021; goodness-of-fit index = 0.951) and concurrent validity (<i>r</i> = 0.502-0.771; <i>p</i> < .05) were confirmed as acceptable. The PDMS-2 demonstrated good psychometric properties and can be used as a reliable and valid measure to assess neurodevelopmental aspects of Turkish at-risk infants.</p>","PeriodicalId":19869,"journal":{"name":"Perceptual and Motor Skills","volume":" ","pages":"315125251322543"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143493063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Qiaomin Tang, Yuanyuan Sun, Chen Hu, Qiaoni Wang, Jingfen Jin
{"title":"Dual-Task (Cognitive Plus Sucking) Training for Stroke Patients: A Randomized Controlled Study.","authors":"Qiaomin Tang, Yuanyuan Sun, Chen Hu, Qiaoni Wang, Jingfen Jin","doi":"10.1177/00315125251323418","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00315125251323418","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Our aim in this study was to determine the effect of applying dual-task training of cognitive rehabilitation and sucking activities for stroke patients. We selected 118 stroke patients from the Neurology Department of a class 3, grade A hospital between August 2020 and January 2022; and we randomly assigned them into either a dual-task (DT) training group or a control group. The DT training group received dual-task training of cognition combined with sucking activities based on conventional nursing guidelines; the control group received only conventional neurologic nursing procedures. After a 4-week intervention period, swallowing ability, sucking force, Swallowing Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (SWAL-QOL) scores, and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores improved significantly for patients in both groups (<i>p</i> = .010, <i>p</i> < .001, <i>p</i> < .001, <i>p</i> < .001). And the incidence of clinical aspiration pneumonia was much lower in the DT training group than in the control group (<i>p</i> = .024). We concluded that short-term dual-task training of cognition combined with sucking activities effectively improved the sucking force, swallowing abilities, SWAL-QOL, and cognition functions of these stroke patients, with important implications for other stroke patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":19869,"journal":{"name":"Perceptual and Motor Skills","volume":" ","pages":"315125251323418"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143503202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparisons of Types of Schematic Diagrams and Time of Day of Instruction for Teaching Soccer Tactics.","authors":"Ghazi Rekik","doi":"10.1177/00315125251320682","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00315125251320682","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Our purpose in this study was to explore how types of schematic diagrams and diurnal timing of instruction of soccer tactics affect physical education undergraduates' learning. We partly randomized student assignments to three schematic conditions: (a) diagrams with simultaneous arrows, (b) diagrams with sequential-transient arrows, or (c) diagrams with sequential-permanent arrows. Each of 45 participants attended a morning session (08h00-09h00) and an afternoon session (16h00-17h00) on two different days. Each session involved oral temperature and mood state measurements, a study phase (in which the participant studied how the play system functioned), and then a recall-reconstruction task. We found that morning sessions were associated with better recall performance than late afternoon sessions, regardless of the schematic diagram format. Moreover, students derived greater benefit from diagrams featuring both sequential-transient and sequential-permanent arrows in both morning and afternoon sessions, with a clear relative advantage for the diagrams with sequential-permanent arrows. During morning sessions, compared to afternoon sessions, participants showed lower oral temperature, lower negative mood, and higher positive mood. We discuss these findings and their implications for the acquisition of tactical information about soccer.</p>","PeriodicalId":19869,"journal":{"name":"Perceptual and Motor Skills","volume":" ","pages":"315125251320682"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143483875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Importance of Motor Control in \"Static Situations\" Where the Situation Does not Seem to Change.","authors":"Kento Nakajima, Norimasa Yamada","doi":"10.1177/00315125251321873","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00315125251321873","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study focuses on the human decision-making process under temporal and physical constraints. While previous studies have explored how humans respond rapidly to changing situations, this study examined situations that appear static but involve potential dynamic changes. Specifically, we used soccer as a context to analyze mistakes made in sports situations that seem static but assume potential movements and changes. The number of successful kicks and passes in static and quasi-static situations were compared, and the concept of information entropy was used for motion analysis to provide new insights. The results revealed that the number of successful passes in quasi-static situations significantly decreased (count: 320/400 times), indicating that even in quasi-static states, humans make decisions while anticipating dynamic situations, even in quasi-static states (Movement time: 853 ± 121 ms). During this time, there was a large variation (Entropy: 1.64, 1.86 bits) in the direction of the waist and the kicking motion at the moment of the kick. These findings indicate that motion is controlled in anticipation of dynamic situations, even under seemingly static conditions, and emphasize the importance of stability and accuracy in motor control across all situations. This study offers new insights into the psychological understanding of decision-making and behavioral control under complex and dynamic conditions with time constraints, contributing valuable knowledge to the field of psychology.</p>","PeriodicalId":19869,"journal":{"name":"Perceptual and Motor Skills","volume":" ","pages":"315125251321873"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143458817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unraveling the Mediating Role of Buoyancy in the Relationship Between Anxiety and EFL Students' Learning Engagement.","authors":"Honggang Liu, Zhengfeng Zhu, Bin Chen","doi":"10.1177/00315125241291639","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00315125241291639","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recent investigators have illuminated the crucial role of positive psychology in learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL). However, little is known about academic buoyancy as a potential mediator in the relationship between foreign language anxiety and learners' academic engagement in English learning. To address this gap, we adopted a quantitative approach to explore these links. We surveyed 970 Chinese high school EFL students to measure their English learning anxiety, academic buoyancy, and learning engagement. Of the four dimensions of engagement - behavioral, emotional, cognitive, and agentic engagement - we discarded the emotional and cognitive dimensions of academic engagement in factor analyses. Structural equation modelling indicated that English learning anxiety directly predicted behavioral but not agentic engagement, and academic buoyancy partially mediated between English learning anxiety and behavioral engagement and completely mediated between English learning anxiety and agentic engagement. These results provide insights for EFL teachers seeking to enhance students' language learning experiences.</p>","PeriodicalId":19869,"journal":{"name":"Perceptual and Motor Skills","volume":" ","pages":"195-217"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142472115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Introduction to the Special Issue on the Role of Psycho-Affective Factors in Second/Foreign Language (L2) Learning.","authors":"Ali Derakhshan, Yinxing Jin","doi":"10.1177/00315125241306864","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00315125241306864","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19869,"journal":{"name":"Perceptual and Motor Skills","volume":"132 1","pages":"8-15"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143409818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unveiling the Role of Classroom Climate in Chinese EFL Teachers' Perceptions of Their Emotional Exhaustion and Attrition.","authors":"Yilin Mai","doi":"10.1177/00315125241291088","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00315125241291088","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is substantial research supporting the role of workplace atmospheres in English-as-a Foreign-Language (EFL) teachers' emotions and classroom practices. However, the degree to which (if any) classroom climate may affect teachers' specific emotional exhaustion and/or job attrition has not been addressed. To fill this gap, in this qualitative study, we used a semi-structured interview with 39 Chinese EFL teachers of various backgrounds to better understand the role of classroom climate in its relationship to teachers' emotional exhaustion and attrition, including teachers' perceptions of causative factors in these relationships. Thematic analysis revealed teachers' claims that both emotional exhaustion and attrition were prevented by a positive classroom climate. However, in the context of negative classroom climates, the participants believed that both variables might be worsened. Furthermore, EFL teachers' reported that their emotional exhaustion and job attrition were caused by a wide range of specific teacher-related, work-related, and workplace-related (contextual) factors. We discuss these findings and their implications for EFL practitioners and policy-makers, and we recommend measures to deal with teachers' emotional exhaustion and attrition in the EFL context.</p>","PeriodicalId":19869,"journal":{"name":"Perceptual and Motor Skills","volume":" ","pages":"169-194"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142668556","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}