Influences of Executive Functions on Agility and Comprehensive Physical Ability in Kindergarteners

Autor/inn/en	Aoyama, Sho; Imai-Matsumura, Kyoko
Titel	Influences of Executive Functions on Agility and Comprehensive Physical Ability in Kindergarteners
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 192 (2022) 4, S.535-544 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Imai-Matsumura, Kyoko)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2020.1773811
Schlagwörter	Kindergarten; Preschool Children; Executive Function; Inhibition; Short Term Memory; Auditory Perception; Spatial Ability; Psychomotor Skills; Physical Development; Perceptual Motor Coordination; Foreign Countries; Color; Japan; Stroop Color Word Test; Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Hemmung; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Auditive Wahrnehmung; Akustische Wahrnehmung; Akustik; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Körperliche Entwicklung; Körperkoordination; Ausland; Colour; Farbbezeichnung; Farbe
Abstract	The purpose of the present study was to clarify comprehensively how and to what extent inhibition, spatial working memory (WM), and auditory WM influence agility, balance, and dexterity of motor coordination and comprehensive physical ability in kindergarteners. Participants were 43 children between the ages of 4 and 5 years old. The children performed executive function (inhibition and WM) and motor coordination tasks, and a teacher evaluated their comprehensive physical abilities. Results showed that spatial WM was significantly related to auditory WM, executive functions were significantly related to agility, and agility was significantly related to comprehensive physical ability. Furthermore, using structural equation modelling, we investigated whether executive functions influenced comprehensive physical ability via motor coordination. Results showed a significant correlation between spatial WM and auditory WM. Executive functions, including inhibition, spatial WM, and auditory WM, predicted comprehensive physical ability via agility of motor coordination in the kindergarteners. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01