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Siblings’ influence on the motor competence of preschoolers

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dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Luis Paulo
dc.contributor.authorLuz, Carlos J.
dc.contributor.authorCordovil, Rita
dc.contributor.authorMendes, Rui
dc.contributor.authorAlexandre, Rita
dc.contributor.authorLopes, Vitor P.
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-20T10:28:32Z
dc.date.available2021-04-20T10:28:32Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe number of single-child families has been rising steadily in recent years, resulting in a childhood absent of sibling relationships. Being an only child has been shown to have a negative impact on physical fitness, somatic fitness, and motor development. In this study, we aimed to understand how living with and without siblings can impact the motor competence of children. One hundred and sixty-one children (87 boys, 74 girls) from 3.0 to 6.0 years of age (34 only children, 125 siblings) and with no known motor or cognitive disability were assessed using the Motor Competence Assessment (MCA). Their standardized results on the three MCA subscales (stability, locomotor, and manipulative) and total MCA were used to group them into high, average, and low motor competence groups. Motor competence percentile distribution of the sibling and only child group condition was compared using chi-square tests. Results showed a significative and positive association between the sibling condition and the distribution between the three MC groups (chi-square = 6.29; p = 0.043), showing that children in a household with siblings, independent of their age and sex, show a clear tendency for developing better motor competence.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipL.P.R. and V.P.L. were partly supported by the Portuguese Science Foundation (FCT), under Grant UID04045/2020. R.C. was partly supported by the Portuguese Science Foundation (FCT), under Grant UIDB/00447/2020 (unit 447). The research project was funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Regional Operational Program North 2020, within the scope of Project TECH-Technology, Environment, Creativity and Health, Norte-01-0145-FEDER-000043.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationRodrigues, Luis Paulo; Luz, Carlos; Cordovil, R.; Mendes, Rui; Alexandre, Rita; Lopes, Vitor P. (2021). Siblings’ influence on the motor competence of preschoolers. Children. ISSN 2227-9067. 8:3, p. 1-8pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/children8030204pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2227-9067
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/23549
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relationUID04045/2020 UIDB/00447/2020pt_PT
dc.relationNorte-01-0145-FEDER-000043pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectOnly childpt_PT
dc.subjectMCApt_PT
dc.subjectEarly childhoodpt_PT
dc.subjectHouseholdpt_PT
dc.subjectMotor performancept_PT
dc.titleSiblings’ influence on the motor competence of preschoolerspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue3pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleChildrenpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume8pt_PT
person.familyNameLopes
person.givenNameVitor P.
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