Aiming for quality and moving together
capturing the quality of throwing and catching and exploring social environmental contributors to motor performance
Motor skills enable children to play and explore the world, making them essential for their overall development. However, these skills have declined in recent decades.
The first focus was on the quality of throwing and catching, specifically on how children catch the ball rather than whether they catch it. A literature review showed that children with Developmental Coordination Disorder use different strategies but still caught fewer balls than typically developing peers. Based on these insights, a method was developed and applied to examine the development of the quality of throwing and catching in 3-to-5-year-olds.
The second focus was on discovering which social environmental factors were related to the motor skills of typically developing children. A literature review revealed that previous studies primarily focused on children younger than six years and their home environment.
A follow-up study found no relationship between several sibling characteristics and the motor performance of 3-to-5-year-olds. Subsequently, the type of play activities of 6-to-8-year-olds and with whom they play during school recess were investigated. Children who engaged in activities involving less active behavior showed better ball skills, while the other play variables were unrelated.
Since these findings suggested that the type of activity is related to motor performance, the leisure activities of 6-to-8-year-olds were further examined. Children who participated more frequently and in a greater variety of activities demonstrated better motor performance.
This dissertation provides insights into the assessment of the quality of motor skills and how social environmental factors and activities are related to motor skills.
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Mulier Instituut | JEUG-0113 | Beschikbaar |
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