TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Effects of backpack carriage on dual-task performance in children during standing and walking
JO  - Journal of Motor Behavior
A1  - Beurskens, Rainer
A1  - Muehlbauer, Thomas
A1  - Grabow, Lena
A1  - Kliegl, Reinhold
A1  - Granacher, Urs
SP  - 500
EP  - 508
VL  - 48
IS  - 6
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-2895
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222895.2016.1152137
ID  - ref1
ER  -