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The contributions of motor skill proficiency to cognitive and social development in early childhood.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Prevalence of motor development delay in children with craniosynostosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Execution, imitation and observation of naturalistic actions in autistic children and adolescents: a systematic review of fMRI studies.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of errorless motor learning on movement outcomes: a lifespan and impairment perspective.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Fundamental motor skill interventions significantly improve executive functions and social-emotional competence in preschoolers: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Research progress on the relationship between fine motor skills and academic ability in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Pooled it
- Offline and online de novo motor skill learning differs in young children and adults.Journal of experimental child psychology · 2026Article
- Object-Control Skills and Cortisol Response During Physical Education Lessons in Primary School Children.The Journal of school health · 2026Article
- Early Childhood Movement- and Arts-Based Experiences and Executive Functions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Associations Among Diet Quality, Motor Competence, and Physical Fitness in Preschool Children: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Diminished Performance and Learning of a Novel Visuomotor Skill in Children Born Preterm.Developmental psychobiology · 2026Article
- Early Motor Interventions in Infants and Young Children: A Comprehensive Scoping Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- "Their Bodies Were Made to Move and Wriggle Right from the Word Go": A Qualitative Exploration of Family Engagement with Fundamental Movement Skills in Early Childhood.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Examining the Impact of Young Children's Motor Development on Inhibitory Control and Social Skills.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Effects of Physical Therapy in the Rehabilitation of Motor Delays in Children with Down Syndrome: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Predictive associations between brain functional connectivity, motor abilities, and executive function development in early childhood: a longitudinal machine learning study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- The association between motor coordination, physical fitness, and cognitive function in preschool children: physical fitness as a key bridge between motor coordination and executive function.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Maternal Pre-Pregnancy Glycemic Status and Developmental Outcomes in Korean Children Aged 18-36 Months: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study (2014-2021).Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2026Article
- Tracing the Cognitive-Motor Connection: Prospective-Longitudinal Associations Between Early Parent-Toddler Literacy Activities and Subsequent Gross Motor Skills at School Entry.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A Quasi-Experimental Hip-Hop-Based Program to Improve Motor Competence and Physical Activity in Preschoolers in Portugal: The "Grow+" Program.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Developmental Coordination Disorder in Preschool-Aged Children: A Neuropsychological Perspective on Visuospatial Working Memory and Attentional, Planning, and Decision-Making Processing in Relation to Fundamental Movement Skills.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
With limited evidence from intervention studies, causal relationships between motor competence and cognitive and social development have yet to be clearly established. In this research, we investigated whether a targeted training programme to improve fundamental movement skills (i.e., object control, locomotor) in young children would also lead to improvements in the cognitive (i.e., executive function) and social (i.e., socioemotional competence) domains. Using a two-arm group randomised intervention design, 185 children aged 36 to 60 months (mean 47.51, SD 8.11 months) were allocated to a motor skill intervention group or an active control group. The intervention was implemented over one school year, and outcomes were monitored across five time points. Longitudinal analysis was performed using hierarchical linear mixed-effects and latent growth curve models. Participation in the motor skill intervention led to higher rates of development of object control skills (p < 0.001) and executive function (p < 0.001). A dose‒response relationship was found in which those children who displayed greater development of object control skills over time also displayed greater development of executive function (p = 0.001). We found no significant effects of the intervention on locomotor skills, social behaviours, or socioemotional competence. These findings provide evidence of a causal relationship between motor and cognitive development.
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