Sports Psychology

Sports Psychology

The Effect of Motor and Cognitive Exercises on Motor Function and Attention among Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

Document Type : علمی- پژوهشی

Authors
FAEZE KAMALINEJAD 1
Mohammad Reza SadeghianShahi 2
Rosa Rahavi ٍEzabad 3
1 University of Yazd
2 Assistant Professor University of Yazd
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of sport Sciences University of Alzahra, Tehran, Iran,
10.48308/mbsp.2021.209360.0
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of motor and cognitive exercises on motor function and attention among children with developmental coordination disorder.
Methods: The research method was an experimental type with a pre test - post test design with a control group. The statistical population of the current research was the elementary school girls 7-10 years old in Kerman. 45 children with developmental coordination disorder with an average age of 8.13 ± 1.1 years were selected and randomly divided into three groups, two experimental groups, and one control group.  The coordination disorder questionnaire - parents' version, MABC-2 test, and Connors questionnaire were used for data collection. The exercise intervention was applied three sessions a week for eight weeks. The control group did not receive the exercise program.
Results: The results showed that the average post-test scores of the experimental groups improved significantly compared to the control group (P<0.05), but there was no significant difference between the cognitive and motor exercise groups (P>0.05).  
Conclusions: The results of the present research showed that exercise interventions can improve motor performance and attention in children with developmental coordination disorder, so it is suggested that these exercise methods be used in future studies.
 
Keywords
Virtual Games
Balance
Jumping Movement
Fine Motor Skills
Gross Motor Skills
Subjects
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Sports Psychology
Volume 14, Issue 2
2022
Pages 36-21

  • Receive Date 05 December 2019
  • Revise Date 10 March 2020
  • Accept Date 08 April 2020