title: Relations between Temperament, Sensory Processing, and Motor Coordination in 3-Year-Old Children.
abstract: Poor motor skills and differences in sensory processing have been noted as behavioral markers of common neurodevelopmental disorders. A total of 171 healthy children (81 girls, 90 boys) were investigated at age 3 to examine relations between temperament, sensory processing, and motor coordination. Using the Japanese versions of the Children's Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ), the Sensory Profile (SP-J), and the Little Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (LDCDQ), this study examines an expanded model based on Rothbart's three-factor temperamental theory (surgency, negative affect, effortful control) through covariance structure analysis. The results indicate that effortful control affects both sensory processing and motor coordination. The subscale of the LDCDQ, control during movement, is also influenced by surgency, while temperamental negative affect and surgency each have an effect on subscales of the SP-J.
authors.affiliation: School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nagoya City University Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Atsuko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.affiliation: School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nagoya City University Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Masune
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sukigara
authors.affiliation: Nagoya Western Care Center for Disabled Children Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Taishi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyachi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Hyogo Children's Sleep and Development Medical Research Center Kobe, Japan.
authors.forename: Akio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakai
keywords: 3-year-olds; effortful control; motor coordination; sensory processing; temperament