Citation

Nobre GC, Valentini NC, Ramalho MHS, Sartori RF. Pediatr. Neonatol. 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Electronic address: rodrigo.sartori@pucrs.br.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.pedneo.2019.03.012

PMID

31147252

Abstract

AIM: The objectives of this study were: 1) to compare the perceptions of self-efficacy in the daily activities (self-care, schoolwork, and leisure) of boys and girls with DCD, or in children at risk for DCD (r-DCD) and in typical children (TD); 2) to investigate if a self-efficacy assessment could be a support tool in the establishment of children with the DCD profile.

METHODS: Children between 6 to 8 years old (N=115: 35 with DCD, 40 with r-DCD, 40 with TD) were assessed using the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC-2) and the Perceived Efficacy and Goal Setting System (PEGS). A two-way MANOVA showed significant effect for the perceived self-efficacy group.

RESULTS: The Bonferroni post hoc test indicated that in the self-care, schoolwork, leisure, and general self-efficacy dimensions the children with DCD presented significantly lower scores compared to children with r-DCD and TD (p < 0.001). A similar result was observed for r-DCD children in comparison with TD (p < 0.001). The discriminate analysis showed that perceived self-efficacy in leisure activities was the variable that most contributed to the discrimination of the groups.

CONCLUSION: The judgment of children with DCD and r-DCD on the effectiveness of the execution of schoolwork and leisure activities may have been influenced by the motor skill difficulties showed by the children.

Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier B.V.

Language: en

Keywords

children; daily activities; developmental disorder; perceived self-efficacy