Motor Skills of 5-Year-Old Children: Gender Differences and Activity and Family Correlates

It is unclear why there may be gender differences in the motor skills of same aged children. We compared motor skill competence of 5-year-old boys and girls (n = 712) and examined whether variations in time spent in different types of activities and in family-related variables were associated with m...

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Published in:Perceptual and motor skills 2020-04, Vol.127 (2), p.367-385
Main Authors: Matarma, Tanja, Lagström, Hanna, Löyttyniemi, Eliisa, Koski, Pasi
Format: Article
Language:English
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Gender differences
Motor ability
Skills
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Summary:It is unclear why there may be gender differences in the motor skills of same aged children. We compared motor skill competence of 5-year-old boys and girls (n = 712) and examined whether variations in time spent in different types of activities and in family-related variables were associated with motor skills. We measured motor skills with the Bruininks–Oseretsky Test, Second Edition short form, and we used parental questionnaires to measure behavioral and family-related variables. Girls outperformed boys on most motor skills tasks, as eight of 14 tests showed statistically significant gender differences (p 
ISSN:0031-5125
1558-688X
DOI:10.1177/0031512519900732