Relation Between Cognitive and Motor Performance in 5- to 6-Year-Old Children: Results From a Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Study

The relation between cognitive and motor performance was studied in a sample of 378 children aged 5-6. Half of these children had no behavior problems; the others were selected for externalizing (38%) or internalizing problems (12%). Quantitative and qualitative aspects of motor performance were rel...

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Published in:Child development 2005-09, Vol.76 (5), p.1092-1103
Main Authors: Wassenberg, Renske, Feron, Frans J. M., Kessels, Alfons G. H., Hendriksen, Jos G. M., Kalff, Ariane C., Kroes, Marielle, Hurks, Petra P. M., Beeren, Miranda, Jolles, Jelle, Vles, Johan S. H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attention
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Behavior disorders
Behavior Problems
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child Behavior
Child Development
Child psychology
Child, Preschool
Children
Cognition
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive Ability
Cognitive-Motor performance
Cross-Sectional Studies
Developmental psychology
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Male
Memory
Motor ability
Motor Development
Motor Skills
Neurology
Neuropsychological Tests
Neuropsychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychomotor Skills
Test bias
Verbal fluency
Visual Perception
Young Children
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Summary:The relation between cognitive and motor performance was studied in a sample of 378 children aged 5-6. Half of these children had no behavior problems; the others were selected for externalizing (38%) or internalizing problems (12%). Quantitative and qualitative aspects of motor performance were related to several aspects of cognition, after controlling for the influence of attention. No relation between global aspects of cognitive and motor performance was found. Specific positive relations were found between both aspects of motor performance, visual motor integration and working memory, and between quantitative aspects of motor performance and fluency. These findings reveal interesting parallels between normal cognitive and motor development in 5- to 6-year-old children that cannot be ascribed to attention processes.
ISSN:0009-3920
1467-8624
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2005.00899.x