Linking Fine Motor Skills with Theory of Mind in School-Age Children

Autor/inn/en	Obeid, Rita; DeNigris, Danielle; Brooks, Patricia J.
Titel	Linking Fine Motor Skills with Theory of Mind in School-Age Children
Quelle	In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, 46 (2022) 6, S.542-554 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Obeid, Rita)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0254
DOI	10.1177/01650254221116863
Schlagwörter	Psychomotor Skills; Motor Development; Theory of Mind; Correlation; Elementary School Students; Attribution Theory; Intention; Receptive Language; Grammar; Reading Comprehension; Short Term Memory; Word Frequency; Repetition; Visual Acuity; Spatial Ability; Social Cognition; Language Acquisition; Executive Function; Intelligence Tests; Verbal Ability; Vocabulary; Reading Tests; New York (New York); Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test; Woodcock Reading Mastery Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychomotorische Aktivität; Motorische Entwicklung; Korrelation; Rezeptive Kommunikationsfähigkeit; Grammatik; Leseverstehen; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Word analysis; Frequency; Wortanalyse; Häufigkeit; Wiederholung; Optisches Differenzierungsvermögen; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Soziale Kognition; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest; Mündliche Leistung; Wortschatz; Lesetest
Abstract	Motor skills have been linked to language and social development with implications for theory of mind. This study examined theory of mind (attribution of intentions task) in school-age children (N = 62, mean age 8 years; 2 months, standard deviation [SD] = 1;3) in relation to fine motor skills (grooved pegboard), receptive vocabulary (Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test), receptive grammar (Test for the Reception of Grammar), reading comprehension (Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests), verbal short-term (nonword repetition), and visual-spatial working memory (one-shape array memory). All variables except verbal short-term memory correlated with accuracy on theory of mind. In regression models, fine motor skills accounted for variance in theory of mind after controlling for age, language, and working memory. The results add to research linking fine motor skills with faux pas understanding, indicating the potentially broad impact of motor skills on social cognition. Given the cross-sectional study design, longitudinal research is warranted to address causality. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01