@article{ref1,
title="Effects of backpack carriage on dual-task performance in children during standing and walking",
journal="Journal of Motor Behavior",
year="2016",
author="Beurskens, Rainer and Muehlbauer, Thomas and Grabow, Lena and Kliegl, Reinhold and Granacher, Urs",
volume="48",
number="6",
pages="500-508",
abstract="Primary school children perform parts of their everyday activities while carrying school supplies and being involved in attention-demanding situations. Twenty-eight children (8-10 years old) performed a 1-legged stance and a 10 m walking test under single- and dual-task situations in unloaded (i.e., no backpack) and loaded conditions (i.e., backpack with 20% of body mass). <br><br>RESULTS showed that load carriage did not significantly influence children's standing and walking performance (all p >.05), while divided attention affected all proxies of walking (all p <.001). Last, no significant load by attention interactions was detected. The single application of attentional but not load demand negatively affects children's walking performance. A combined application of both did not further deteriorate their gait behavior.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-2895",
doi="10.1080/00222895.2016.1152137",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222895.2016.1152137"
}