Sports Psychology

Sports Psychology

The effect of selected games on the improvement and persistence of working memory and self-concept of children with developmental coordination disorders

Document Type : علمی- پژوهشی

Authors
Narges GHaderi 1
mohamad ali Aslankhani 2
Ehsan Zareian 3
Jaleh bagherli 4
1 گروه مدیریت دانشگاه آزاد واحد تهران مرکز
2 Professor of the Department of Movement Behavior at Shahid Beheshti University
3 Department of Motor Behavior, Allameh Tabatabai University
4 Faculty member of Karaj Azad University
10.48308/mbsp.2021.223451.1049
Abstract
Purpose:The aim of this study was to study the effect and persistence (stability of exercise effect), working memory (ability to remember and manage information) and self-concept (overall evaluation of one's personality) among children with developmental coordination disorder.

Methods: The present study was a quasi-experimental study with a control group. 30 girls aged 8-10 years with developmental coordination disorder were divided into experimental and control groups based on the score obtained in the children's movement test and intelligence score. N-back tests were used to measure working memory and Pierce-Harris 2 test was used to assess self-concept. The training protocol included a set of cognitive, motor, and basic games that considered the development of memory and self-concept components. Data were analyzed using two-way analysis of variance

Frequent measurements on the test factor (time) were analyzed.

results: Findings showed working memory function (p = 0.000) and self-concept (p = 13.13). The results of the present study showed that working memory and self-concept scores increased significantly in the exercise group compared to the control group. Also, the effect of training permanence after three months on working memory (p = 0.000) and self-concept (p = 0.49) was maintained.

Conclusion: Based on the findings of the present study, selected games are effective on improving and maintaining the working memory and self-concept of children with developmental coordination disorders.

Keywords: Developmental coordination disorder, play, working memory, self-concept, children
Keywords
Developmental
coordination disorder
play
working memory
self-concept
Subjects
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  • Receive Date 31 August 2021
  • Revise Date 25 October 2021
  • Accept Date 21 December 2021