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Relation Between Cognitive and Motor Performance in 5‐ to 6‐Year‐Old Children: Results From a Large‐Scale Cross‐Sectional Study
Author(s) -
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.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.103
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1467-8624
pISSN - 0009-3920
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2005.00899.x
Subject(s) - psychology , cognition , fluency , developmental psychology , motor skill , effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance , cognitive psychology , verbal fluency test , neuropsychology , neuroscience , mathematics education
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.