The purpose of this study was to test the effects of an integrated intervention on the gross motor and social-emotional development of rural preschool boys and girls. A secondary purpose was to examine intervention effects on physical activity and sedentary behavior. An exploratory aim was to examine the role of executive functioning skills on intervention outcomes. This study featured a repeated measures (baseline, six-month posttest, three month retention \[nine-month follow-up\]), control group, experimental design. Classrooms were randomly assigned to either the experimental or control groups. Experimental participants received intervention while control participants received business as usual curricula.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
277
Gross motor and social-emotional integrated intervention
Lexington 4 Early Childhood Center
Swansea, South Carolina, United States
Test of Gross Motor Development, Third Edition
Gross motor development assessment ranges from 0-100 with higher scores reflecting better performance.
Time frame: Baseline
Test of Gross Motor Development, Third Edition
Gross motor development assessment ranges from 0-100 with higher scores reflecting better performance.
Time frame: six-month posttest
Test of Gross Motor Development, Third Edition
Gross motor development assessment ranges from 0-100 with higher scores reflecting better performance.
Time frame: three-month follow-up
Social Skills Improvement System Rating Scales
Social-Emotional scores range from 0-160 with higher scores reflecting better performance.
Time frame: Baseline
Social Skills Improvement System Rating Scales
Social-Emotional scores range from 0-160 with higher scores reflecting better performance.
Time frame: six-month posttest
Social Skills Improvement System Rating Scales
Social-Emotional scores range from 0-160 with higher scores reflecting better performance.
Time frame: three-month follow-up
Physical Activity From Accelerometer
The accelerometer, which children wear throughout the day, records step counts which are then converted into numerical representation of levels of physical activity.
Time frame: Baseline
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