ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Siblings' Influence on the Motor Competence of Preschoolers.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Impact of Sibling Presence on Motor Competence and Physical Fitness: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Associations Between Relative Age, Siblings, and Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Relationship between having siblings and developmental status: A cross-sectional study in a cohort of 2-year-old Iranian children.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
- Associations between Agility, the Relative Age Effect, Siblings, and Digit Ratio (D2:D4) in Children and Adolescents.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Individual, family, and environmental correlates of fundamental motor skills among school-aged children: a cross-sectional study in China.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Influence of physical activity home environment on fundamental movement skills development in Chinese preschoolers: mediating role of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Correlates of screen time in the early years (0-5 years): A systematic review.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Review
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- 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
The number of single-child families has been rising steadily in recent years, resulting in a childhood absent of sibling relationships. Being an only child has been shown to have a negative impact on physical fitness, somatic fitness, and motor development. In this study, we aimed to understand how living with and without siblings can impact the motor competence of children. One hundred and sixty-one children (87 boys, 74 girls) from 3.0 to 6.0 years of age (34 only children, 125 siblings) and with no known motor or cognitive disability were assessed using the Motor Competence Assessment (MCA). Their standardized results on the three MCA subscales (stability, locomotor, and manipulative) and total MCA were used to group them into high, average, and low motor competence groups. Motor competence percentile distribution of the sibling and only child group condition was compared using chi-square tests. Results showed a significative and positive association between the sibling condition and the distribution between the three MC groups (chi-square = 6.29;
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