TY - JOUR
T1 - Early motor development in China
T2 - secular trends among 4-year-olds
AU - Rao, Nirmala
AU - Chan, Stephanie W.Y.
AU - Su, Yufen
AU - Mirpuri, Sheena
AU - Richards, Ben
AU - Sun, Jin
AU - Li, Zhang
AU - Ip, Patrick
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Changes in physical activity levels and increases in screen time across different cohorts may affect young children’s motor skill development (MSD). This study examined cohort differences in MSD in China. Four-year-olds living in Shanghai and in Guizhou province were assessed, in individual sessions, in 2013 (n = 230) and in 2017 (n = 446). Controlling for age, parental education, gender, height, weight, and overall development, children’s MSD scores were significantly lower in 2017 than in 2013 in both Shanghai and Guizhou. Parental education moderated these differences. Declines in MSD scores may be due to increased screen time, higher levels of air pollution, and decreased access to safe, outdoor spaces. The overall decline in motor skills across both regions suggests that appropriate and timely interventions are needed to support young Chinese children’s MSD.
AB - Changes in physical activity levels and increases in screen time across different cohorts may affect young children’s motor skill development (MSD). This study examined cohort differences in MSD in China. Four-year-olds living in Shanghai and in Guizhou province were assessed, in individual sessions, in 2013 (n = 230) and in 2017 (n = 446). Controlling for age, parental education, gender, height, weight, and overall development, children’s MSD scores were significantly lower in 2017 than in 2013 in both Shanghai and Guizhou. Parental education moderated these differences. Declines in MSD scores may be due to increased screen time, higher levels of air pollution, and decreased access to safe, outdoor spaces. The overall decline in motor skills across both regions suggests that appropriate and timely interventions are needed to support young Chinese children’s MSD.
KW - China
KW - EAP-ECDS
KW - Motor skills development
KW - early child development
KW - secular trends
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85132655524
U2 - 10.1080/03004430.2022.2064460
DO - 10.1080/03004430.2022.2064460
M3 - 文章
AN - SCOPUS:85132655524
SN - 0300-4430
VL - 193
SP - 95
EP - 108
JO - Early Child Development and Care
JF - Early Child Development and Care
IS - 1
ER -