Overgaauw, M. (Marleen) (2016) Association Between Executive Functions & Gross Motor Performance in a Heterogeneous Sample of Children with ADHD between the ages of 7 and 12 years. thesis, Sport Sciences.
Full text available on request.Abstract
Background: Children with (symptoms of) ADHD have impairments in Executive Functions (EF) and motor performance. The aims of this study were to investigate a wide range of gross motor skills in children with (symptoms of) ADHD in comparison with a normative sample and to examine whether there is an association between EF and motor performance. Method: 38 children with (symptoms of) ADHD participated in the study (29 boys, 9 girls). Gross motor skills (coordination, ball skills, balance and running speed & agility) were measured by means of the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test (BOT-2). Measured domains of EF were inhibition (Stroop Task) and problem solving (Tower of London). Data-analyses: Chi-squared tests and partial pearson correlations were used with age and gender as covariables. Results: A significant higher percentage of children with ADHD scored (well-) below average on balance (26%) and especially on coordination (45%) and ball skills (58%) compared to normscores (16%). There was a significant strong association (.61) between problem solving and balance in children with symptoms of ADHD. There were no significant associations between EF and motor performance in children that were diagnosed with ADHD as well as for the whole sample. Conclusion: Children with (symptoms of) ADHD have difficulties with all components of motor performance and have most difficulties with coordination and ball skills. An association between problem solving and balance was found in children with symptoms of ADHD. Associations between other motor skills and other domains of EF were not found and there were no associations found in children that were diagnosed with ADHD.
| Item Type: | Thesis (UNSPECIFIED) |
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| Supervisor name: | Hartman, dr. E. |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 02 May 2022 08:12 |
| Last Modified: | 02 May 2022 08:12 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3178 |
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