Environmental Correlates of Motor Competence in Children : The Skilled Kids Study
Environment, physical activity (PA) and motor development are tightly interwoven during childhood. We examined the associations of environmental factors with motor competence (MC) in children. Children (N = 945, 50.1% boys, age = 3–7 years, mean = 5.4 years) from 37 childcare centres in the Southern...
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ftjyvaeskylaenun:oai:jyx.jyu.fi:123456789/64493 2024-02-04T10:03:13+01:00 Environmental Correlates of Motor Competence in Children : The Skilled Kids Study Niemistö , Donna Finni Juutinen, Taija Haapala, Eero Cantell, Marja Korhonen, Elisa Sääkslahti, Arja 2019 application/pdf fulltext http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201906073076 eng eng MDPI International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 1661-7827 11 16 OKM/45/626/2015 10.3390/ijerph16111989 Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö Ministry of Education and Culture Niemistö, D., Finni Juutinen, T., Haapala, E., Cantell, M., Korhonen, E., & Sääkslahti, A. (2019). Environmental Correlates of Motor Competence in Children : The Skilled Kids Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 16 (11), Article 1989. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16111989 CONVID_30886635 TUTKAID_81612 URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201906073076 http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201906073076 CC BY 4.0 © 2019 the authors. openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ motor competence geographical location residential density outdoor time participation in sports ympäristötekijät lapset (ikäryhmät) asuinympäristö ympäristö motoriset taidot fyysinen aktiivisuus ulkoilu liikuntaharrastus article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1 publishedVersion A1 2019 ftjyvaeskylaenun 2024-01-11T00:03:55Z Environment, physical activity (PA) and motor development are tightly interwoven during childhood. We examined the associations of environmental factors with motor competence (MC) in children. Children (N = 945, 50.1% boys, age = 3–7 years, mean = 5.4 years) from 37 childcare centres in the Southern (n = 17), Central (n = 13) and Northern Finland (n = 7) participated. The environmental factors comprised the geographical location (Southern, Central and Northern Finland) and residential density (metropolitan area, city, rural area and countryside) of the childcare centres’ based on postal codes and the national population density registry. MC was measured using the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD)-3, as well as by quantifying time spent outdoors and participation in organised sports via parental questionnaire. It was found that children from the countryside had better MC and spent most time outdoors, while children from the metropolitan area most frequently engaged in organised sports. Gender comparisons revealed that girls outperformed boys in locomotor skills, while boys were better in object control skills, had higher TGMD-3 score and spent more time outdoors. Time spent outdoors and participation in organised sports were associated positively with MC, but not in children from the countryside. In conclusion, higher population density was associated with lower MC and less time spent outdoors. The findings suggest that versatile outdoor environments may support motor development through PA. peerReviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Finland JYX - Jyväskylä University Digital Archive International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16 11 1989 |
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Environment, physical activity (PA) and motor development are tightly interwoven during childhood. We examined the associations of environmental factors with motor competence (MC) in children. Children (N = 945, 50.1% boys, age = 3–7 years, mean = 5.4 years) from 37 childcare centres in the Southern (n = 17), Central (n = 13) and Northern Finland (n = 7) participated. The environmental factors comprised the geographical location (Southern, Central and Northern Finland) and residential density (metropolitan area, city, rural area and countryside) of the childcare centres’ based on postal codes and the national population density registry. MC was measured using the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD)-3, as well as by quantifying time spent outdoors and participation in organised sports via parental questionnaire. It was found that children from the countryside had better MC and spent most time outdoors, while children from the metropolitan area most frequently engaged in organised sports. Gender comparisons revealed that girls outperformed boys in locomotor skills, while boys were better in object control skills, had higher TGMD-3 score and spent more time outdoors. Time spent outdoors and participation in organised sports were associated positively with MC, but not in children from the countryside. In conclusion, higher population density was associated with lower MC and less time spent outdoors. The findings suggest that versatile outdoor environments may support motor development through PA. peerReviewed |
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Niemistö , Donna Finni Juutinen, Taija Haapala, Eero Cantell, Marja Korhonen, Elisa Sääkslahti, Arja |
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Niemistö , Donna Finni Juutinen, Taija Haapala, Eero Cantell, Marja Korhonen, Elisa Sääkslahti, Arja |
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Environmental Correlates of Motor Competence in Children : The Skilled Kids Study |
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 1661-7827 11 16 OKM/45/626/2015 10.3390/ijerph16111989 Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö Ministry of Education and Culture Niemistö, D., Finni Juutinen, T., Haapala, E., Cantell, M., Korhonen, E., & Sääkslahti, A. (2019). Environmental Correlates of Motor Competence in Children : The Skilled Kids Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 16 (11), Article 1989. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16111989 CONVID_30886635 TUTKAID_81612 URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201906073076 http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201906073076 |
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