Heijs, J. (Jorien) (2015) The activity deficit hypothesis in a heterogeneous sample of children with learning disabilities. thesis, Sport Sciences.
Full text available on request.Abstract
Children with learning disabilities (LD) are at risk for gross motor problems, since cognitive and motor development are intertwined. According to the activity deficit hypothesis, children with motor problems show additionally low physical activity (PA). PA is important as it contributes to health benefits, especially moderate-to-vigorous activity (MVPA). One of the settings the activity deficit hypothesis occurs is during school recess and physical education (PE). Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the gross motor skills of 6 girls and 21 boys with LD (8 to 12 year old) and its relation with total PA and MVPA during school recess and physical education (PE). Gross motor skills were measured using the short form of the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (2nd edition), including the subscales bilateral coordination, balance, strength and running speed & agility. Children wore accelerometers (ActipGraph GT3x+) during school recess and physical education (PE) to measure their total PA (mean counts per minute) and MVPA (minutes). Results showed that 85.2% of the children had average motor skills, compared to the norm population. No significant relations were found between (subscales of) gross motor skills and PA or MVPA, except for strength, which was related to total PA during recess and PE together (r=.37), and to total PA (r=.44) and MVPA (r=.42) during recess. This study showed that children with LD do not necessarily develop gross motor problems. The activity deficit hypothesis cannot be confirmed in this study. Regarding the specific relations between strength and PA, suggestions for future research were to further elaborate on this, in order to develop proper interventions for children who show low PA levels.
| Item Type: | Thesis (UNSPECIFIED) |
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| Supervisor name: | Hartman, dr. E. |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Apr 2022 07:54 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Apr 2022 07:54 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3086 |
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