Relations between temperament, sensory processing, and motor coordination in 3-year-old children
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Poor motor skills and differences in sensory processing have been noted as behavioral markers of common neurodevelopmental disorders. A total of 171 healthy children (81 girls, 90 boys) were investigated at age 3 to examine relations between temperament, sensory processing, and motor coordination. Using the Japanese versions of the Children's Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ), the Sensory Profile (SP-J), and the Little Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (LDCDQ), this study examines an expanded model based on Rothbart's three-factor temperamental theory (surgency, negative affect, effortful control) through covariance structure analysis. The results indicate that effortful control affects both sensory processing and motor coordination. The subscale of the LDCDQ, control during movement, is also influenced by surgency, while temperamental negative affect and surgency each have an effect on subscales of the SP-J.
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- Authors
- Nakagawa, A., Sukigara, M., Miyachi, T., & Nakai, A.
- Affiliations
- Nagoya City University (JP)
- Corresponding author
- Nakagawa, Atsuko
- Venue
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Published
- 2016-04-29
- Volume
- 7
- Pages
- 623-623
- ISSN
- 1664-1078 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4850168
- OpenAlex
- W2344470979
- Cited by
- 36
- References
- 32
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 8 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 3.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Frontiers in Psychology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (25285185, 16H03733)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Keywords
- temperament, sensory processing, motor coordination, effortful control, surgency, negative affect, developmental coordination disorder, three-year-old children, neurodevelopmental disorders, Children's Behavior Questionnaire, sensory profile
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