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Effects of Individual and School-Level Characteristics on a Child’s Gross Motor Coordination Development

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  • Raquel Chaves

    (Academic Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Technology, Paraná (UTFPR), Av. Sete de Setembro, 3165, 80230-901-Curitiba/PR, Brazil
    CAPES Foundation, Ministry of Education of Brazil, SBN Quadra2, Bloco L, Lote 06, 70040020, Brasília, Brazil)

  • Adam Baxter-Jones

    (College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, 87 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5B2, Canada)

  • Thayse Gomes

    (CIFI2D (Centro de Investigação, Formação, Inovação e Intervenção em Desporto), Kinanthropometry Lab, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Plácido Costa, 91, 4250-Porto, Portugal)

  • Michele Souza

    (CAPES Foundation, Ministry of Education of Brazil, SBN Quadra2, Bloco L, Lote 06, 70040020, Brasília, Brazil
    CIFI2D (Centro de Investigação, Formação, Inovação e Intervenção em Desporto), Kinanthropometry Lab, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Plácido Costa, 91, 4250-Porto, Portugal)

  • Sara Pereira

    (CIFI2D (Centro de Investigação, Formação, Inovação e Intervenção em Desporto), Kinanthropometry Lab, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Plácido Costa, 91, 4250-Porto, Portugal)

  • José Maia

    (CIFI2D (Centro de Investigação, Formação, Inovação e Intervenção em Desporto), Kinanthropometry Lab, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Plácido Costa, 91, 4250-Porto, Portugal)

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify child and school-level characteristics that explained inter-individual differences in gross motor coordination (GMC). Participants (n = 390), recruited from 18 Portuguese primary schools, were aged 6 to 10 years of age. Birth weight, body fat (BF), physical activity (PA), physical fitness (PF) and GMC were assessed. School size, setting, infrastructure and physical education classes were considered as school context markers. A multilevel modeling approach was used to identify hierarchical effects (child and school levels). It was found that children-level variables (sex, PF, and BF) significantly explained 63% of the 90% variance fraction at the individual level; boys outperformed girls ( p < 0.05), individuals with higher BF were less coordinated ( p < 0.05), and those with higher PF were more coordinated ( p < 0.05). School-variables (e.g. school size and playing surface) explained 84% of the 10% variation fraction. These findings confirm the roles of sex, PFS and BF. Interestingly they also suggest that the school environment plays a minor but significant role in GMC development. However, it is important to stress that the school context and conditions can also play an important role in a child’s motor development, providing adequate and enriching motor opportunities.

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  • Raquel Chaves & Adam Baxter-Jones & Thayse Gomes & Michele Souza & Sara Pereira & José Maia, 2015. "Effects of Individual and School-Level Characteristics on a Child’s Gross Motor Coordination Development," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-14, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:12:y:2015:i:8:p:8883-8896:d:53398
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    1. Simonete Silva & Hudday Mendes & Duarte Freitas & António Prista & Go Tani & Peter T. Katzmarzyk & Adam D. G. Baxter-Jones & Alcibíades Bustamante Valdivia & José Maia, 2019. "Development of Physical Performance Tasks during Rapid Growth in Brazilian Children: The Cariri Healthy Growth Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(24), pages 1-11, December.
    2. Dagmar F. A. A. Derikx & Suzanne Houwen & Vivian Meijers & Marina M. Schoemaker & Esther Hartman, 2021. "The Relationship between Social Environmental Factors and Motor Performance in 3- to 12-Year-Old Typically Developing Children: A Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(14), pages 1-25, July.

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