Teacher-rated executive functions, gender and relative age: independent and interactive effects on observed fundamental motor skills in kindergarteners

E Escolano-Pérez, CR Sánchez-López… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Fundamental motor skills (FMS) of children can be affected by different variables, such as
executive functions (EF), gender and relative age. However, the effects of these variables on …

Association between fundamental motor skills and executive function in preschool children: A cross-sectional study

X Han, M Zhao, Z Kong, J Xie - Frontiers in psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective The main purpose of this study was to explore the association between early
fundamental motor skills (FMS) and executive function (EF) in preschool children. Methods A …

Task-specific and latent relationships between motor skills and executive functions in preschool children

G Van Der Veer, E Kamphorst, M Cantell… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
There has been an increasing interest in the relationship between motor skills and executive
functions (EFs) in young children over the years. However, no clear picture on the …

Association between preschoolers' specific fine (but not gross) motor skills and later academic competencies: Educational implications

E Escolano-Pérez, ML Herrero-Nivela… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Motor development is an inseparable component of cognitive development. So, to develop
the mind, it is necessary to work the body. Therefore, Early Childhood Education curricula …

Association between motor competence and executive functions in children

MR Albuquerque, GVC Rennó, AT Bruzi… - Applied …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Previous studies investigating the relationship between executive functions (EFs) and motor
competence (MC) in typically developing children have produced inconsistent findings …

Associations between fundamental movement skills, physical fitness, motor competency, physical activity, and executive functions in pre-school age children: a …

C Malambo, A Nová, C Clark, M Musálek - Children, 2022 - mdpi.com
Previous empirical research and reviews have suggested that the level of fundamental
movement skills (FMS), motor competence (MC), physical activity (PA), or physical fitness …

The role of executive functions for motor performance in preschool children as compared to young adults

C Stuhr, CML Hughes, T Stöckel - Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Evidence suggests that executive and motor functions are functionally intertwined, with the
interrelation between the two processes influenced by the developmental stage of the …

[HTML][HTML] Towards a better understanding of the association between motor skills and executive functions in 5-to 6-year-olds: The impact of motor task difficulty

MN Maurer, CM Roebers - Human movement science, 2019 - Elsevier
Different lines of evidence suggest an association between motor skills and executive
functions (EFs) in kindergarten children. Comparatively little is known about the specific …

A meta-analysis of the relationship between motor skills and executive functions in typically-developing children

A Gandotra, S Csaba, Y Sattar, V Cserényi… - Journal of Cognition …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The relationship between motor skills and executive functions (EFs) is gaining prominence
in the field of developmental psychology. However, evidence of the motor skills–EFs link in …

Disentangling the relationship between children's motor ability, executive function and academic achievement

M Schmidt, F Egger, V Benzing, K Jäger… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Even though positive relations between children's motor ability and their academic
achievement are frequently reported, the underlying mechanisms are still unclear. Executive …