Evaluating the Involving Relationships between Temperament and Motor Coordination in Early Childhood: A Prognostic Measurement

Brain Sciences

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Despina Moraitou¹  Georgia Papantoniou²  Sophia Koulouri²  Maria Sofologi² 

[1] Laboratory of Psychology, Section of Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, School of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece;

[2] Psychology Laboratory, Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, University of Ioannina, 45100 Ioannina, Greece;

关键词: early childhood;    effortful control;    motor coordination;    negative affectivity;    surgency/extraversion;   

DOI  :  10.3390/brainsci11030333

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The main aim of the present study was the evaluation of dynamic relationships between dimensions of temperament and motor coordination in 3–7-year-old children in Greece. More specifically, the main objectives of the current study were the test outcomes regarding the psychometric properties (structural validity and internal consistency) of the Greek versions of (a) the Child Behavior Questionnaire—very short format (CBQ—VSF), and (b) the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (DCDQ). For the purposes of the present study, 231 parents (202 women and 29 men), aged 23–53 years (mean (M) = 36.7 and standard deviation (SD) = 5.4) completed the aforementioned questionnaires. The sample consisted of 231 children (110 girls and 121 boys) aged 3–7 years (M = 4.75 years and SD = 1.30). For the DCDQ, the confirmatory factor analysis revealed three factors consistent with the factors that emerged from the constructs, with strong internal consistency reliability. Furthermore, regarding the CBQ—VSF, which measures the dimensions of temperament, the implementation of the confirmatory factor analysis indicated three factors and satisfactory internal consistency reliability, as well. Finally, path analysis revealed that temperamental effortful control, which mirrors both inhibitory and self-regulatory capacity, has a positive effect on motor coordination.

【 授权许可】

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