ReviewFrontiers in pediatrics2024
Paediatric motor difficulties and internalising problems: an integrative review on the environmental stress hypothesis.
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- Object-Control Skills and Cortisol Response During Physical Education Lessons in Primary School Children.The Journal of school health · 2026Article
- Beyond lactation: Central oxytocin in maternal mental health and disease.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2026Review
- Better movers, better friends? A test for the environmental stress hypothesis in typically developing primary school children.The British journal of developmental psychology · 2026Article
- Difficulties in emotion regulation mediate the association between sensory over-responsiveness and motor coordination symptoms in community-dwelling midlife adults: a cross-sectional analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Mapping young children's executive function and motor skill profiles to emotional and behavioral problems: a latent profile analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Do Motor Difficulties in Infancy Predict 7-year-olds' Behavioural Health? Findings from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children.Journal of pediatrics. Clinical practice · 2025Article
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Abstract
The current study aims to provide an in-depth analysis and extension of the Environmental Stress Hypothesis (ESH) framework, focusing on the complex interplay between poor motor skills and internalising problems like anxiety and depression. Using an integrative research review methodology, this study synthesises findings from 38 articles, both empirical and theoretical, building upon previous foundational works. The hypothesis posits that poor motor skills serve as a primary stressor, leading to internalising problems through various secondary stressors. A rigorous comparison of data was conducted, considering study design, findings, and methodologies-while exploring variables such as age, sex, and comorbidities. The study also enhances the ESH framework by including intrapersonal stressors and introducing resource buffers, including optimism and familial support as additional influencing factors. This multi-level approach yields a more nuanced and comprehensive ESH framework, highlighting the need for future studies to consider variables that intersect across multiple domains and how the relationship between poor motor skills and internalising problems may vary across different life stages.
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