The relationship between children's temperament and fundamental movement skills mediated by autonomy and self-regulation. Issue 8 (11th June 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jang, Yujin; Hong, Yea-Ji
• Is Part Of: Early child development and care. Volume 192:Issue 8(2022)
• Page Start: 1217
• Page End: 1228
• Publication Date: 2022-06-11
• Subjects: Temperament -- fundamental movement skills -- autonomy -- self-regulation; Child development -- Periodicals; Children -- Services for -- Periodicals; 155.405
• DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2020.1858819
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0300-4430

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This study examined two subfactors of fundamental movement skills: locomotion skills and object-control skills. The direct and indirect effects of children's temperament on fundamental movement skills and the mediating effects of autonomy and self-regulation were examined. Participants included 278 pairs of 3- to 5-year-old children and their mothers from 4 day care centres. High levels of emotionality and sociability were positively associated with a high level of children's autonomy, self-regulation and fundamental movement skills. There was a mediating effect of children's autonomy and self-regulation on the effect of temperament on locomotion skills, but there was no mediating effect on object-control skills. The results provide empirical evidence of holistic development by confirming that temperament is a variable that affects gross motor development and that children's psychological development is related to motor development.