Motor Profile of Portuguese Preschool Children on the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-2: A Cross-Cultural Study

Autor/inn/en	Saraiva, Linda; Rodrigues, Luis P.; Cordovil, Rita; Barreiros, Joao
Titel	Motor Profile of Portuguese Preschool Children on the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-2: A Cross-Cultural Study
Quelle	In: Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 34 (2013) 6, S.1966-1973 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0891-4222
DOI	10.1016/j.ridd.2013.03.010
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Object Manipulation; Motor Development; Preschool Children; Cultural Awareness; Age; Gender Differences; Scores; Visual Perception; Sensory Integration; Profiles; Cross Cultural Studies; Comparative Analysis; Child Development; Portugal; United States; Peabody Developmental Motor Scales + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Motorische Entwicklung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Alter; Lebensalter; Geschlechterkonflikt; Visuelle Wahrnehmung; Sensorische Integration; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Kindesentwicklung; USA
Abstract	This study was designed to examine the cultural sensitivity of the PDMS-2 for Portuguese preschool children aged 36-71 months. A total of 540 children (255 males and 285 females) from 15 public preschools of Viana do Castelo, Portugal, were assessed. Age and gender effects in motor performance were examined. Results indicated that PDMS-2 is valid instrument to differentiate Portuguese age groups. Girls presented higher scores than boys in the Grasping and Visuo-motor integration subtests and lower scores in the Object Manipulation subtest. Portuguese preschoolers performed above US norms on Grasping, Visual-motor integration, and Stationary subtests, and bellow on Locomotion and Object Manipulation subtests. Overall, Portuguese children showed better results on the Fine Motor Quotient comparing to the Gross Motor Quotient. These results underline different motor development profiles between Portuguese and American children. (Contains 3 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10