The Relationship between Body Mass Index and Locomotor Movement Skills in Female Students of the First Elementary School
Poster Presentation
Paper ID : 1785-SSRC
Authors
1دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد رفتار حرکتی، دانشگاه تربیت دبیر شهید رجایی، تهران، ایران
2دانشیار رفتار حرکتی، دانشگاه تربیت دبیر شهید رجایی، تهران، ایران
Abstract
Abstract
Background and purpose: Obesity is a complex multi-component disease, which is caused by several factors such as genetics, improper nutrition, lack of sufficient movement, psychological factors and living environment. Fundamental motor skills form the basis of children's motor development, and childhood is the period of emergence of these skills. The present research has examined the relationship between body mass index and movement skills in female students of the first period of elementary school.
Materials and methods: In this descriptive- correlation research, 120 first period of elementary female students was selected as available samples and their body mass index (BMI) was calculated by measuring height and weight. Test of Gross Motor Development - Third Edition (TGMD-3) was used to measure displacement motor skills. For data analysis, Spearman's correlation coefficient was used in SPSS-26 software.
Findings: According to the results of this research, the relationship between body mass index and each of the transfer skills was negative and significant. The correlation value of body mass index with total mobility skills was -0.669, which indicates the existence of a negative and acceptable correlation.
Conclusion: In general, the higher the body mass index of the students of the first period of elementary school, the lower the score they will get in performing locomotor movement skills. Therefore, having the desired weight in these students for learning and acquiring movement skills is necessary and requires careful attention and planning to perform appropriate exercises and control weight in students of this level of education.
Keywords: body mass index, locomotor skills, student, elementary school
Background and purpose: Obesity is a complex multi-component disease, which is caused by several factors such as genetics, improper nutrition, lack of sufficient movement, psychological factors and living environment. Fundamental motor skills form the basis of children's motor development, and childhood is the period of emergence of these skills. The present research has examined the relationship between body mass index and movement skills in female students of the first period of elementary school.
Materials and methods: In this descriptive- correlation research, 120 first period of elementary female students was selected as available samples and their body mass index (BMI) was calculated by measuring height and weight. Test of Gross Motor Development - Third Edition (TGMD-3) was used to measure displacement motor skills. For data analysis, Spearman's correlation coefficient was used in SPSS-26 software.
Findings: According to the results of this research, the relationship between body mass index and each of the transfer skills was negative and significant. The correlation value of body mass index with total mobility skills was -0.669, which indicates the existence of a negative and acceptable correlation.
Conclusion: In general, the higher the body mass index of the students of the first period of elementary school, the lower the score they will get in performing locomotor movement skills. Therefore, having the desired weight in these students for learning and acquiring movement skills is necessary and requires careful attention and planning to perform appropriate exercises and control weight in students of this level of education.
Keywords: body mass index, locomotor skills, student, elementary school
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