ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2021
The Effect of Environmental Contexts on Motor Proficiency and Social Maturity of Children: An Ecological Perspective.
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- The Influence of Motor Competence on Broader Aspects of Health: A Systematic Review of the Longitudinal Associations Between Motor Competence and Cognitive and Social-Emotional Outcomes.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of Physical Guidance on Learning a Tracking Task in Children with Cerebral Palsy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- The Relationship Between Physical Fitness and Physical Literacy: Empirical Evidence Linking Two Physical Activity-Health Concepts.Sports medicine - open · 2026Article
- Fine Motor Skills and Later Vocabulary Development Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Japanese Childcare Settings.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Motor competence explains the variance in biomechanical variables related to anterior cruciate ligament injury risk, with distinct predictors for male and female athletes.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Prenatal use of addictive substances and breastfeeding length are robust factors affecting the motor performance of infants aged 0-4 months.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Factors Associated with Motor Competence in Preschoolers from a Brazilian Urban Area.Child & youth care forum · 2023Article
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- Comparison of Motor Difficulties Measured in the First Year of School among Children Who Attended Rural Outdoor or Urban Conventional Kindergartens.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Reliability levels of motor competence in youth athletes.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- Physical Activity and Motor Competence in Preschool Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
Physical environmental factors affect the developmental process of children. Thus, the main purpose of the present study was to investigate the two intervention models of affordances on the motor proficiency and social maturity of children. A semi-experimental research design with a pretest-posttest design and two groups were used, adopting the convenience method. Two groups of 15 children (aged 5.5-6.5 years) engaged in 12 weeks of nature school or kindergarten. The Bruininks-Oseretsky test of motor proficiency and the Vineland social maturity scale were used. The results of a mixed ANOVA showed that natural outdoor activity has a greater positive effect on motor proficiency and social maturity than kindergarten activities. Intra-group analysis also showed that both groups had progressed, but the nature school group made more progress. These results were discussed and interpreted based on the types of environmental affordances, Gibson's theory, Bronfenbrenner theory, and child-friendly environment. It was suggested that natural environmental stimulations play a critical role in optimal child motor and social development during the early stages of life.
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