Motor efficiency in Relation to Body Weight Status and Gender in Preschool Children
Keywords:
motor efficiency, motor abilities, body weight status, preschool child.
Abstract
Deficits in motor skills and function are associated with overweight and obesity in children. This study aimed to investigate the development of motor efficiency in 3-4-year-old children over seven months and to identify possible gender and body weight status differences in motor efficiency. In the study, there were 45 children (21 girls, 24 boys), the mean age of whom was 39 months. Analysis of the results of testing for differences in motor efficiency according to body weight status and movement components showed no statistically significant differences (p>0.05) between healthy weight and overweight children.
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Dekleva, M., Videmšek, M., Čoh, M., Karpljuk, D., and Dekleva, B. (2017). Igriva atletika: program atletike za otroke. Univerza v Ljubljeni: Fakulteta za šport, Inštitut za šport.
Den Uil, A. R., Janssen, M., Busch, V., Kat, I. T., and Scholte, R. H. (2023). The relationships between children’s motor competence, physical activity, perceived motor competence, physical fitness and weight status in relation to age. Plos one, 18(4), e0278438.
DuBose, K. D., Gross McMillan, A., Wood, A. P., and Sisson, S. B. (2018). Joint relationship between physical activity, weight status, and motor skills in children aged 3 to 10 years. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 125(3), 478-492.
Fernandes, A. C., Viegas, Â. A., Lacerda, A. C. R., Nobre, J. N. P., Morais, R. L. D. S., Figueiredo, P. H. S., ... and Mendonça, V. A. (2022). Association between executive functions and gross motor skills in overweight/obese and eutrophic preschoolers: cross-sectional study. BMC Pediatrics, 22(1), 1-17.
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Gallahue, D. L., and Ozmun, J. C. (2006). Understanding Motor Development: Infants, children, adolescent and adults, 5th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Han, A., Fu, A., Cobley, S., and Sanders, R. H. (2018). Effectiveness of exercise intervention on improving fundamental movement skills and motor coordination in overweight/obese children and adolescents: A systematic review. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 21(1), 89-102.
Jelovčan, G., and Zurc, J. (2016). Preschool children’s results in movement ABC tests: Differences between girls and boys in movement deficit. Annales Kinesiologiae, 7(1), 3-19.
Kakebeeke, T. H., Lanzi, S., Zysset, A. E., Arhab, A., Messerli-Bürgy, N., Stuelb, K., ... and Puder, J. J. (2017). Association between body composition and motor performance in preschool children. Obesity Facts, 10(5), 420-431
Klarin, M., Šašić, S. Š., and Proroković, A. (2023). The Social, Cognitive and Socio-Demographic Profile of Potentially Gifted Children. Journal of Elementary Education, 16(4), 357-374.
Lia, R. A., Soares, F. C., Queiroz, D. R., Aguilar, J. A., Bezerra, J., and Barros, M. V. (2021). The importance of body weight status on motor competence development: From preschool to middle childhood. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 31, 15-22.
Lipošek, S., Planinšec, J., Leskošek, B., and Pajtler, A. (2018). Physical activity of university students and its relation to physical fitness and academic success. Annales Kinesiologiae, 9(2), 89-104.
Ljubičić, S., Antekolović, L., and Petrić, V. (2022). Integration of Bilateral Coordination in Children’s Motor Learning Process. Journal of Elementary Education, 15(3), 285-299.
Marjanovič Umek, L. (2010). Otrok v vrtcu: priročnik h kurikulu za vrtce. Maribor: Obzorja.
Martins, C., Romo-Perez, V., Webster, E. K., Duncan, M., Lemos, L. F., Staiano, A. E., ... and Barnett, L. M. (2023). Motor competence and body mass index in the preschool years: A pooled cross-sectional analysis of 5545 children from eight countries. Sports Medicine, 54(2) 505-516.
Molina-Garcia, P., Plaza-Florido, A., Mora-Gonzalez, J., Torres-Lopez, L. V., Vanrenterghem, J., and Ortega, F. B. (2020). Role of physical fitness and functional movement in the body posture of children with overweight/obesity. Gait & Posture, 80, 331-338.
Planinšič, M. (2019). Gibalni razvoj otrok starih od tri do štiri leta. Diploma dissertation, Maribor: Univerza v Mariboru, Pedagoška fakulteta.
Planinšec, J. (2002). Relations between the motor and cognitive dimensions of preschool girls and boys. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 94(2), 415-423.
Planinšec, J., and Matejek, Č. (2004). Differences in physical activity between non-overweight, overweight and obese children. Collegium Antropologicum, 28(2), 747-754.
Plevnik, M. (2021). Mnenje vzgojiteljic in vzgojiteljev o kompetentnosti za vodenje gibalnih dejavnosti predšolskih otrok, upoštevajoč lastno gibalno dejavnost. Journal of Elementary Education, 14(3), 373-392.
Rutar, S. (2013). Sociokulturni pristop pri spremljanju otrokovega razvoja in učenja v vrtcu.Journal of Elementary Education, 6(1), 105-118.
Šimunič, B., Volmut, T., and Pišot, R. (2010). Otroci potrebujemo gibanje. Koper: Univerza na Primorskem; Univerzitetna založba Annales.
Škof, B. (2007). Šport po meri otrok in mladostnikov. Univerza v Ljubljani: Fakulteta za šport.
Sturza Milić, N. (2014). The influence of motor experience on motor creativity (fluency) of preschool children. Kinesiology, 46, 81-86.
Vandoni, M., Marin, L., Cavallo, C., Gatti, A., Grazi, R., Albanese, I., ... and Calcaterra, V. (2024). Poor Motor Competence Affects Functional Capacities and Healthcare in Children and Adolescents with Obesity. Sports, 12(2), 44.
Videmšek, M., and Jovan, N. (2002). Čarobni svet igral in športnih pripomočkov. Univerza v Ljubljani: Fakulteta za šport.
Videmšek, M., Karpljuk, D., Videmšek, D., Breskvar, P., and Videmšek, T. (2018). Prvi koraki v svet športa. Univerza v Ljubljani: Fakulteta za šport, Inštitut za šport.
Videmšek, M., and Visinski, M. (2001). Športne dejavnosti predšolskih otrok. Ljubljana: Fakulteta za šport, Inštitut za šport.
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2024-06-24
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Muhič M. (2024). Motor efficiency in Relation to Body Weight Status and Gender in Preschool Children. Journal of Elementary Education, 17(2), 209-221. https://doi.org/10.18690/rei.4487
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