Examining the Antecedent Role of Movement Proficiency in Child Development: Study Protocol

• Main Authors: Capio, Catherine M, Lee, Kerry, Jones, Rachel A., Masters, Rich S. W.
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: gross motor skills; executive function; social behavior; movement training; early childhood; Child Psychology; Cognition and Perception; Early Childhood Education; Medicine and Health Sciences; Motor Control
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/hs-faculty-pubs/17; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&context=hs-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Background: Decades of research, largely from associational studies, show that the relationships of movement proficiency with the cognitive and social aspects of development are particularly strong in early childhood. Children who move proficiently tend to have better cognitive skills and social beh...