Koning, Ellis (2024) A correlational study, the relationship between sustained attention and gross and fine motor skills in children with Development Coordination Disorder. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Problems of attention and inhibition are evident in neurodevelopmental disorders, including a Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). Less proficient inhibition is related to worse motor performance. The processes underlying inhibition may be depending on selective, divided, or sustained attention. This study examined the relationship between sustained attention and gross and fine motor skills in children with DCD. Twenty-three Dutch children of 6 to 12 years participated in this study. A Pearson correlation test was performed on variables including cognitive and motor scores measured by the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 and the Test of Everyday Attention for Children. For motor skills, almost all children had a scaled score that could be classified as impaired, as would be expected given that low motor skills was an inclusion criterion. About half of the children scored impaired on sustained attention. A relationship between motor skills and sustained attention has not been found. More research on attentional capacities in children with DCD would be recommended.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Jelsma, L.D. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Clinical Neuropsychology (CN) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jul 2024 06:24 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jul 2024 06:24 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4136 |
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