Open AccessAssociation between motor performance, cognitive maturity and socio-demographic aspects in preschooler children
Author(s) -
Nayara Malheiros Caruzzo,
Viviane Aparecida Pereira dos Santos,
Isabella Caroline Belém,
Andressa Ribeiro Contreira,
Lenamar Fiorese,
José Luiz Lopes Vieira
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.18
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2448-2455
DOI - 10.4025/jphyseduc.v31i1.3174
Subject(s) - maturity (psychological) , socioeconomic status , psychology , motor skill , association (psychology) , logistic regression , cognition , movement assessment , developmental psychology , medicine , environmental health , population , psychiatry , psychotherapist
The identification of low motor proficiency in children of preschool age allows intervention programs to be proposed, to minimize the losses in school activities, social relationships and Physical Education classes. Thus, identifying the factors underlying low motor performance is essential, in an attempt to reduce possible motor disorders. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between motor performance, cognitive maturity and sociodemographic aspects in preschool children from Paraná. The participants were 357 preschoolers from 3,5 years to 5 years. The Columbia Mental Maturity Scale, Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 test and a sociodemographic data sheet were used. For statistical analysis, the Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Friedman (Wilcoxon) and binary logistic regression tests (p R$1,500, 00 (45.5%). A significant association was observed between higher CM and low motor proficiency, indicating the upper CM as a protective factor for low motor proficiency (OR 0.513 IC 95% 0,266-1,000). The socio-demographic factors were not intervening in the motor performance (MP). It was concluded that the upper CM in children in early childhood acts as a protective factor for the low motor proficiency and that the socio-demographic factors of the family were not associated with MP and the CM of the preschoolers.