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ERIC Number: EJ1181644
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0270-1367
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Who Skips? Using Temperament to Explain Differential Outcomes of a Motor Competence Intervention for Preschoolers
Taunton, Sally A.; Mulvey, Kelly Lynn; Brian, Ali S.
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, v89 n2 p200-209 2018
Purpose: Although motor skill interventions often improve fundamental motor skills (FMS) during preschool, the extent of individual children's success in development of FMS still varies among children receiving the same intervention. Temperament is multifaceted and includes negative affect (high levels of frustration or anger), effortful control (focus, self-regulation, and concentration), and surgency (energy and activity level). Temperament often influences cognitive, social, and behavioral outcomes and may be a significant factor in the development of FMS. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of temperament on children's improvement in FMS within a gross motor intervention. Method: Participants (N = 80; M[subscript age] = 55.36 months, SD = 6.99 months) completed the Test of Gross Motor Development-Second Edition prior to and after intervention. Teachers completed the Child Behavior Questionnaire-Very Short Form to examine each child's temperament. To account for possibility of a Type 1 error, we conducted 6 separate 2 (temperament variable: high, low) × 2 (treatment: intervention, control) analyses of covariance and examined posttest scores for locomotor and object-control skills with pretest scores as covariates among participants with high and low surgency, negative affect, and effortful control. Results: Results revealed children with low levels of negative affect and surgency and high levels of effortful control demonstrated greater gains (?[subscript p superscript 2] = 0.05-0.34) in both locomotor and object-control skills during motor skill intervention compared with their peers. Conclusion: Providing interventions tailored to temperamental profiles could maximize gains in FMS through intervention.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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