Gender differences in performance of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children - 2nd edition test in adolescents

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://www.gymnica.upol.cz/artkey/gym-201604-0001_Gender_differences_in_performance_of_the_Movement_Assessment_Battery_for_x202F_Children_-_2nd_edition_test_in.php" target="_blank" >http://www.gymnica.upol.cz/artkey/gym-201604-0001_Gender_differences_in_performance_of_the_Movement_Assessment_Battery_for_x202F_Children_-_2nd_edition_test_in.php</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5507/ag.2016.017" target="_blank" >10.5507/ag.2016.017</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Gender differences in performance of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children - 2nd edition test in adolescents

Original language description

Background: The Movement Assessment Battery for Children - 2nd edition (MABC-2) is used for the assessment of motor proficiency and identification of motor impairments in 3-16 year old children. Although there are some gender differences in the motor development of children, in the MABC-2 test the same tasks and norms are used for both genders. Objective: The aim of the study was to determine gender differences in performance of motor tasks involved in the MABC-2 test in adolescents aged 15 to 16. Methods: Participants (N = 121, 50 boys and 71 girls, mean age 16.0 +- 0.5 years) randomly recruited from schools were assessed using the MABC-2 test. The Mann-Whitney U test and effect size r were used to analyse gender differences in performance outcome in the particular motor tasks of the MABC-2 test. Results: As compared to the boys, the girls achieved a significantly shorter time of completion of the unimanual coordination task executed with their preferred hand (p < .001, r = .33) and significantly fewer errors in the graphomotor task (p = .001, r = .29). On the other hand, the boys achieved significantly better results than the girls in the aiming and catching tasks (p LESS-THAN OR EQUAL TO .030, r = .20-.33). Performance in the dynamic balance tasks was not significantly different between genders. The girls demonstrated a significantly longer duration of static balance in one-leg standing as compared to the boys (p = .011, r = .23). For the motor tasks some statistical differences were found, however the effect size of the gender on performance was small or medium. Conclusions: The findings of the study suggest that gender could be a significant factor of performance in the motor tasks associated with object control such as aiming and catching. Other domains, such as manual dexterity and balance, seem to be influenced by gender to a small extent.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

AK - Sport and leisure time activities

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Acta Gymnica

ISSN

2336-4912

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

46

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

155-161

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85008499937