Chen Jiebo, Song Wenjing, Zhao Xing, Lou Hu, Luo Dongmei
Department of Sports Science, Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Department of Kinesiology, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China.
Front Psychol. 2023 Sep 14;14:1270888. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1270888. eCollection 2023.
Physical fitness and fundamental motor skills are two important aspects for the healthy development of preschoolers. Despite the growing interest in clarifying their relationship, the scarcity of longitudinal studies prevents us from understanding causality.
This study employed a cross-lagged model with two time points to investigate the bidirectional relationship between these two aspects. A total of 174 preschoolers (54.0% girls) from 3 to 6 years old ( = 3.96 ± 0.47) were surveyed, they were recruited by convenience from two kindergartens in Beijing, China, and their physical fitness (via CNPFDSM-EC) and fundamental motor skills (via TGMD-3) were tracked over a period of 6 months.
The findings revealed a bidirectional predictive effect. The predictive strength of flexibility was found to be lower than other physical fitness aspects, while locomotor skills demonstrated a higher predictive strength than object control skills.
This study indicates that physical fitness and fundamental motor skills mutually enhance each other in young children, and both should be emphasized in preschool sports education.
身体素质和基本运动技能是学龄前儿童健康发展的两个重要方面。尽管人们越来越关注阐明它们之间的关系，但纵向研究的匮乏使我们无法理解因果关系。
本研究采用具有两个时间点的交叉滞后模型来研究这两个方面之间的双向关系。共调查了174名3至6岁（平均年龄=3.96±0.47）的学龄前儿童（女孩占54.0%），他们是从中国北京的两所幼儿园方便抽样招募的，对他们的身体素质（通过中国国民体质测定标准幼儿部分-延伸版）和基本运动技能（通过运动技能评估量表第三版）进行了为期6个月的跟踪。
研究结果显示出双向预测效应。发现柔韧性的预测强度低于其他身体素质方面，而移动技能的预测强度高于物体控制技能。
本研究表明，身体素质和基本运动技能在幼儿中相互促进，在学前体育教育中都应得到重视。
