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Cairney, John; Kwan, Matthew Y. W.; Hay, John A.; Faught, Brent E. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Background: To examine whether differences in participation in active play (PAP) can account for gender differences in the relationship between Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and body weight/fat (BMI and percentage fat) in youth. Methods: A cross-sectional investigation of students in grades four through eight (n = 590). Height, weight…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Gender Differences
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Klein, Sheryl; Guiltner, Val; Sollereder, Patti; Cui, Ying – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2011
Occupational therapists assess fine motor, visual motor, visual perception, and visual skill development, but knowledge of the relationships between scores on sensorimotor performance measures and handwriting legibility and speed is limited. Ninety-nine students in grades three to six with learning and/or behavior problems completed the Upper-Limb…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Handwriting, Visual Perception, Multiple Regression Analysis
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Kushnir, Jonathan; Sadeh, Avi – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2010
The objective is to examine underlying associations between childhood fears, behavior problems and neurobehavioral functioning (NBF) in school-age children. Healthy, regular school children (N = 135), from second, fourth and sixth grade classes were assessed. Data regarding children's fears and behavioral problems were obtained with the Revised…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Short Term Memory