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Mule, Daniela ORCID: 0000-0001-6577-4646, Jeger, Ilka, Doetsch, Joerg, Breido, Florian, Ferrari, Nina and Joisten, Christine (2022). Correlation between Language Development and Motor Skills, Physical Activity, and Leisure Time Behaviour in Preschool-Aged Children. Children-Basel, 9 (3). BASEL: MDPI. ISSN 2227-9067

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Abstract

Sedentary behaviour has a negative impact on children's physical and mental health. However, limited data are available on language development. Therefore, this pilot study aimed to analyse the associations between language development and possible predictors such as motor skills and leisure time behaviour in preschool-aged children. Methods: In this cross-sectional analysis, motor skills and speech development status were assessed in 49 healthy preschool children. Physical activity and screen time were assessed via a parental questionnaire. Results: On average, physical activity was 8.2 +/- 6.5 h/week; mean screen time was 154.2 +/- 136.2 min/week. A positive relationship between the results in the item 'One-leg stand' and 'Phonological working memory for nonwords' (beta-coefficient -0.513; p < 0.001) resp. 'Formation of morphological rules' (beta-coefficient -0.626; p = 0.004) was shown within backward stepwise regression. 'Lateral jumping', resp. 'Sit and Reach' were positively associated with 'Understanding sentences' (beta-coefficient 0.519; p = 0.001 resp. beta-coefficient 0.735; p = 0.002). 'Physical inactivity' correlated negatively with all language development subtests (each p < 0.05). Media consumption had a negative predictive effect on the subdomain 'Understanding Sentences' (beta-coefficient -0.530, p = 0.003). Conclusions: An inactive lifestyle correlated negatively with selected subtests of language development in early childhood. These results should be verified in larger groups and longitudinally but support the need for early health promotion.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Mule, Daniela UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-6577-4646 UNSPECIFIED Jeger, Ilka UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Doetsch, Joerg UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Breido, Florian UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Ferrari, Nina UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Joisten, Christine UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-664737
DOI:	10.3390/children9030431
Journal or Publication Title:	Children-Basel
Volume:	9
Number:	3
Date:	2022
Publisher:	MDPI
Place of Publication:	BASEL
ISSN:	2227-9067
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language TYPICALLY DEVELOPING-CHILDREN; BODY-MASS INDEX; MEDIA USE; ADOLESCENTS; FITNESS; CHILDHOOD; SPEECH; HEALTH; RECOMMENDATIONS; ACHIEVEMENT Multiple languages Pediatrics Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/66473