Gender Differences on Motor Competence in 5-Year-Old Preschool Children Regarding Relative Age
2021
Rubén Navarro-Patón | Joaquín Lago-Ballesteros | Víctor Arufe-Giráldez | Alberto Sanmiguel-Rodríguez | Carlos Lago-Fuentes | Marcos Mecías-Calvo
The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences on motor competence between 5-year-old boys and girls and to investigate the existence of Relative Age Effect (RAE) on their motor competence. A total of 232 preschool children were evaluated of whom 134 (57.8%) were boys and 98 (42.2%) were girls. The Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2) was used to collect data. The data show a main effect on gender factor: there was a main effect in total score of manual dexterity (MD: p = 0.010), in total score of balance (Bal: p <: 0.001), in total test score (TTS: p <: 0.001), and in total percentile score (TPS, p <: 0.001). In the semester of birth factor, there were differences in aiming and catching (A&:C, p <: 0.001), in Bal (p = 0.029) and in total percentile score (TPS, p = 0.010). Girls perform better in MD, Bal, TTS, and TPS than boys. Preschool children born in the first semester obtain, in general, a higher percentage and a higher percentile than their peers born in the second one. RAE is present in A&:C, Bal, and TPS, with higher scores obtained by preschool children born in the first semester compared to those born in the second one.
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