Siblings' Influence on the Motor Competence of Preschoolers
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Título da fonte: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
DOI: | 10.3390/children8030204 |
Texto Completo: | http://hdl.handle.net/10316/103830 https://doi.org/10.3390/children8030204 |
Resumo: | The number of single-child families has been rising steadily in recent years, resulting in a childhood absent of sibling relationships. Being an only child has been shown to have a negative impact on physical fitness, somatic fitness, and motor development. In this study, we aimed to understand how living with and without siblings can impact the motor competence of children. One hundred and sixty-one children (87 boys, 74 girls) from 3.0 to 6.0 years of age (34 only children, 125 siblings) and with no known motor or cognitive disability were assessed using the Motor Competence Assessment (MCA). Their standardized results on the three MCA subscales (stability, locomotor, and manipulative) and total MCA were used to group them into high, average, and low motor competence groups. Motor competence percentile distribution of the sibling and only child group condition was compared using chi-square tests. Results showed a significative and positive association between the sibling condition and the distribution between the three MC groups (chi-square = 6.29; p = 0.043), showing that children in a household with siblings, independent of their age and sex, show a clear tendency for developing better motor competence. |
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Siblings' Influence on the Motor Competence of Preschoolersonly childMCAearly childhoodhouseholdmotor performanceThe number of single-child families has been rising steadily in recent years, resulting in a childhood absent of sibling relationships. Being an only child has been shown to have a negative impact on physical fitness, somatic fitness, and motor development. In this study, we aimed to understand how living with and without siblings can impact the motor competence of children. One hundred and sixty-one children (87 boys, 74 girls) from 3.0 to 6.0 years of age (34 only children, 125 siblings) and with no known motor or cognitive disability were assessed using the Motor Competence Assessment (MCA). Their standardized results on the three MCA subscales (stability, locomotor, and manipulative) and total MCA were used to group them into high, average, and low motor competence groups. Motor competence percentile distribution of the sibling and only child group condition was compared using chi-square tests. Results showed a significative and positive association between the sibling condition and the distribution between the three MC groups (chi-square = 6.29; p = 0.043), showing that children in a household with siblings, independent of their age and sex, show a clear tendency for developing better motor competence.MDPI2021-03-08info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10316/103830http://hdl.handle.net/10316/103830https://doi.org/10.3390/children8030204eng2227-906733800309Rodrigues, Luis P.Luz, CarlosCordovil, RitaMendes, RuiAlexandre, RitaLopes, Vítor P.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2022-11-30T21:38:38Zoai:estudogeral.uc.pt:10316/103830Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T21:20:36.085099Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Siblings' Influence on the Motor Competence of Preschoolers |
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Siblings' Influence on the Motor Competence of Preschoolers |
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Siblings' Influence on the Motor Competence of Preschoolers Siblings' Influence on the Motor Competence of Preschoolers Rodrigues, Luis P. only child MCA early childhood household motor performance Rodrigues, Luis P. only child MCA early childhood household motor performance |
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Siblings' Influence on the Motor Competence of Preschoolers |
title_full |
Siblings' Influence on the Motor Competence of Preschoolers |
title_fullStr |
Siblings' Influence on the Motor Competence of Preschoolers Siblings' Influence on the Motor Competence of Preschoolers |
title_full_unstemmed |
Siblings' Influence on the Motor Competence of Preschoolers Siblings' Influence on the Motor Competence of Preschoolers |
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Siblings' Influence on the Motor Competence of Preschoolers |
author |
Rodrigues, Luis P. |
author_facet |
Rodrigues, Luis P. Rodrigues, Luis P. Luz, Carlos Cordovil, Rita Mendes, Rui Alexandre, Rita Lopes, Vítor P. Luz, Carlos Cordovil, Rita Mendes, Rui Alexandre, Rita Lopes, Vítor P. |
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Luz, Carlos Cordovil, Rita Mendes, Rui Alexandre, Rita Lopes, Vítor P. |
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Rodrigues, Luis P. Luz, Carlos Cordovil, Rita Mendes, Rui Alexandre, Rita Lopes, Vítor P. |
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only child MCA early childhood household motor performance |
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only child MCA early childhood household motor performance |
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The number of single-child families has been rising steadily in recent years, resulting in a childhood absent of sibling relationships. Being an only child has been shown to have a negative impact on physical fitness, somatic fitness, and motor development. In this study, we aimed to understand how living with and without siblings can impact the motor competence of children. One hundred and sixty-one children (87 boys, 74 girls) from 3.0 to 6.0 years of age (34 only children, 125 siblings) and with no known motor or cognitive disability were assessed using the Motor Competence Assessment (MCA). Their standardized results on the three MCA subscales (stability, locomotor, and manipulative) and total MCA were used to group them into high, average, and low motor competence groups. Motor competence percentile distribution of the sibling and only child group condition was compared using chi-square tests. Results showed a significative and positive association between the sibling condition and the distribution between the three MC groups (chi-square = 6.29; p = 0.043), showing that children in a household with siblings, independent of their age and sex, show a clear tendency for developing better motor competence. |
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