Age and gender differences in fundamental motor skills (original version in English)

Age and gender differences in fundamental motor skills (original version in English)

Fundamental motor skills are the basis for participation in more advanced lifetime activities. Whereas considerable research has been reported on motor behavior of children, much less is known about performance in later years, especially adulthood. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine age...

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Autores principales: Jiménez Díaz, Judith, Salazar Rojas, Walter, Morera, María
Formato: Online
Idioma:eng
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Publicado: Escuela de Educación Física y Deportes - Universidad de Costa Rica 2015
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/pem/article/view/18327
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Age and gender differences in fundamental motor skills (original version in English)
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description Fundamental motor skills are the basis for participation in more advanced lifetime activities. Whereas considerable research has been reported on motor behavior of children, much less is known about performance in later years, especially adulthood. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine age and gender differences on fundamental motor skills (FMS) ability across three age groups: children (M = 9.37 yr., SD = 1.26), adolescents (M = 14.80 yr., SD = 2.04) and young-adults (M = 19.88 yr., SD = 2.72). Participants (n = 114) were assessed on five locomotor skills (run, gallop, slide, hop, and distance jump) and five object control skills (bounce, catch, overhand throw, strike and kick) using the Test for Fundamental Motor Skills, which is a process-oriented instrument. ANOVA results comparing gender and group revealed no significant interactions. Moreover, main effects for group were found for three individual skills: galloping –adolescents and young-adults performed better than children (p < .01)–, throwing –children and adolescents performed better than young-adults (p < .01) –, and kicking –young-adults performed better than children and adolescents (p < .05)–. Also, we found main effects for gender for total FMS ability (p < .01), locomotor subscale (p < .05) and object control subscale (p < .01), and for six individual motor skills: run (p < .05), jump (p < .05), throw (p < .01), kick (p < .01), bounce (p < .01) and strike (p < .01); males outperformed females for all the skills. However, in view of total FMS ability, locomotor skills and object control skills results suggest similar performance across ages. Therefore, it is important to enhance fundamental motor skills at all ages, as an option to help individuals engage in physical activities.
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spelling PEM183272021-06-09T01:09:39Z Age and gender differences in fundamental motor skills (original version in English) Age and gender differences in fundamental motor skills (original version in English) Jiménez Díaz, Judith Salazar Rojas, Walter Morera, María Locomotion object control motor performance adulthood gender bias aging. locomoción manupulación envejecimiento adultos diferencias de género Fundamental motor skills are the basis for participation in more advanced lifetime activities. Whereas considerable research has been reported on motor behavior of children, much less is known about performance in later years, especially adulthood. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine age and gender differences on fundamental motor skills (FMS) ability across three age groups: children (M = 9.37 yr., SD = 1.26), adolescents (M = 14.80 yr., SD = 2.04) and young-adults (M = 19.88 yr., SD = 2.72). Participants (n = 114) were assessed on five locomotor skills (run, gallop, slide, hop, and distance jump) and five object control skills (bounce, catch, overhand throw, strike and kick) using the Test for Fundamental Motor Skills, which is a process-oriented instrument. ANOVA results comparing gender and group revealed no significant interactions. Moreover, main effects for group were found for three individual skills: galloping –adolescents and young-adults performed better than children (p < .01)–, throwing –children and adolescents performed better than young-adults (p < .01) –, and kicking –young-adults performed better than children and adolescents (p < .05)–. Also, we found main effects for gender for total FMS ability (p < .01), locomotor subscale (p < .05) and object control subscale (p < .01), and for six individual motor skills: run (p < .05), jump (p < .05), throw (p < .01), kick (p < .01), bounce (p < .01) and strike (p < .01); males outperformed females for all the skills. However, in view of total FMS ability, locomotor skills and object control skills results suggest similar performance across ages. Therefore, it is important to enhance fundamental motor skills at all ages, as an option to help individuals engage in physical activities. Fundamental motor skills are the basis for participation in more advanced lifetime activities. Whereas considerable research has been reported on motor behavior of children, much less is known about performance in later years, especially adulthood. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine age and gender differences on fundamental motor skills (FMS) ability across three age groups: children (M = 9.37 yr., SD = 1.26), adolescents (M = 14.80 yr., SD = 2.04) and young-adults (M = 19.88 yr., SD = 2.72). Participants (n = 114) were assessed on five locomotor skills (run, gallop, slide, hop, and distance jump) and five object control skills (bounce, catch, overhand throw, strike and kick) using the Test for Fundamental Motor Skills, which is a process-oriented instrument. ANOVA results comparing gender and group revealed no significant interactions. Moreover, main effects for group were found for three individual skills: galloping –adolescents and young-adults performed better than children (p < .01)–, throwing –children and adolescents performed better than young-adults (p < .01) –, and kicking –young-adults performed better than children and adolescents (p < .05)–. Also, we found main effects for gender for total FMS ability (p < .01), locomotor subscale (p < .05) and object control subscale (p < .01), and for six individual motor skills: run (p < .05), jump (p < .05), throw (p < .01), kick (p < .01), bounce (p < .01) and strike (p < .01); males outperformed females for all the skills. However, in view of total FMS ability, locomotor skills and object control skills results suggest similar performance across ages. Therefore, it is important to enhance fundamental motor skills at all ages, as an option to help individuals engage in physical activities. Escuela de Educación Física y Deportes - Universidad de Costa Rica 2015-10-28 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed article descriptive Artículo con revisión por pares descriptivo Artigo avaliado pelos pares application/pdf text/html text/xml https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/pem/article/view/18327 10.15517/pensarmov.v13i2.18327 PENSAR EN MOVIMIENTO (Thinking in/about Motion); Vol. 13 No. 2 (2015): Pensar en Movimiento: Revista de Ciencias del Ejercicio y la Salud (cierra 31 de diciembre); 1-16 Pensar en Movimiento: Revista de Ciencias del Ejercicio y la Salud; Vol. 13 Núm. 2 (2015): Pensar en Movimiento: Revista de Ciencias del Ejercicio y la Salud (cierra 31 de diciembre); 1-16 Pensar en movimiento; Vol. 13 N.º 2 (2015): Pensar en Movimiento: Revista de Ciencias del Ejercicio y la Salud (cierra 31 de diciembre); 1-16 1659-4436 1409-0724 eng spa https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/pem/article/view/18327/21863 https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/pem/article/view/18327/21997 https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/pem/article/view/18327/37049 Derechos de autor 2015 Judith Jiménez Díaz, Walter Salazar Rojas, María Morera

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