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11 10, 2022;19 (22):

The Impact of Gross Motor Skills on the Development of Emotion Understanding in Children Aged 3-6 Years: The Mediation Role of Executive Functions.

Qiaoling Li, Qinglin Wang, Zhaoyang Xin, Huang Gu
Author Information
  1. Qiaoling Li: School of Psychology, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
  2. Qinglin Wang: School of Psychology, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
  3. Zhaoyang Xin: School of Psychology, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
  4. Huang Gu: School of Psychology, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
PMID: 36429524 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192214807

Abstract

This study investigates the impact of gross motor skills on the development of emotion understanding and the role of executive function in the relation between gross motor skills and emotion understanding. A total of 662 children were tested for gross motor skills, emotion understanding, and executive function. Regression analysis showed that gross motor skills were significantly related to executive function. Multiple regression analyses showed that gross motor skills and executive function were significant predictors for emotion understanding. Furthermore, mediation analysis showed that executive function mediated the impact of gross motor skills on emotion understanding. Gross motor skills contributed to emotion understanding by improving children's executive function. The findings imply that a pathway from gross motor skills to emotion understanding is mediated by executive function, which offers a novel perspective on the developmental mechanisms of children's emotion understanding.

Keywords

children aged 3–6 years emotion understanding executive functions gross motor skills mediating effect

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MeSH Term

Child
Humans
Executive Function
Motor Skills
Regression Analysis
Emotions
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