ArticleBMC pediatrics2023
The relative age effect on fundamental movement skillsl in Chinese children aged 3-5 years.
Article in BMC pediatrics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Cross-sectional survey of gender differences in gross motor skills among preschool children in Jinhua City, China.Heliyon · 2024Article
- The Impact of Birth Season and Sex on Motor Skills in 2-Year-Old Children: A Study in Jinhua, Eastern China.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Is it possible to identify physical-motor profiles of preschool children on their association with selected biosocial factors?Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Correction: The relative age effect on fundamental movement skills in Chinese children aged 3-5 years.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
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- Erratum issued
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8 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThe cut-off date in the education system causes a relative age difference, with developmental advantages for children who are born on the "early side" of the cut-off date and disadvantages for those born later, which is known as the relative age effect (RAE). Very few studies have examined whether there is a RAE on the development of fundamental movement skills (FMSs) in preschool children, and no studies have been conducted in China. The purpose of this study is to identify whether a RAE exists on FMS in Chinese preschool children, comparing RAEs according to gender and age.
methodsFrom a total of 378 invited preschool children regularly registered at one Chinese kindergarten, a total of 288 healthy and typically developing preschoolers (4.33 ± 0.84 years-old; 56.6% boys) were included in this study. All children were required to take part in anthropometry and FMS assessments. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was applied to examine the difference in each of the FMS items across quarter categories, year and gender groups, controlling for body mass index (BMI).
resultsFor the overall sample, the data show the significant main effects on the quarter of birth factor in locomotor skills (LC; F (3, 265) = 2.811, p = 0.04, η
conclusionsThis study suggests the existence of RAEs in the FMS of Chinese preschool children. Teachers need to be aware of the effect of RAEs on the FMS when approaching development, evaluation, and teaching approaches in preschools.
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