Optimizing Fine Motor Coordination, Selective Attention and Reaction Time in Children
Effect of Combined Accuracy Exercises and Visual Art Activities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15713972 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mohamed Frikha (0000-0001-7110-9327, Institut Supérieur du Sport et de l’Éducation Physique de Sfax, corresponding author), Raghad Saad Alharbi (King Faisal University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 786-786 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-27 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Children (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/children10050786 |
| PMID | 37238334 |
| OpenAlex | W4367181449 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 39 |
Optimizing fine motor coordination and cognitive abilities in middle childhood through new intervention programs remains one of the most essential orientations in motor development and skills proficiency. The present study aims to identify the effect of a structure-based program intervention, combining motor accuracy exercises with visual art activities (ceramics, pottery, and creations using raw materials), on fine motor coordination, selective attention, and reaction time in middle childhood. Sixty, right-handed typically developed male schoolchildren (age = 8.29 ± 0.74 years; body height = 130.25 ± 0.05 cm and body mass = 29.83 ± 4.68 kg; mean ± SD) volunteered to participate in the study. They were randomly assigned to a combined group intervention (MG) receiving a mixed program integrating visual art activities and motor accuracy exercises; an accuracy group intervention (AG) receiving oriented motor accuracy exercises; and a control group (CG). Selective attention, reaction time, and fine motor coordination skills (accuracy: darts throw; manual dexterity: grooved pegboard test) were measured. Repeated measure ANOVA, one-way ANOVA, and Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA were performed for analysis. The results showed higher changes in MG compared to AG in manual dexterity ( p p p p = 0.379). In addition, higher changes were recorded in AG compared to CG in motor accuracy ( p p p p = 0.082). The structured combined program best assists accuracy, manual dexterity, reaction time, and selective attention. Therefore, instructors in sports academies and teachers at schools are advised to use the combined program in the training sessions and in the non-curricular activities, respectively, to improve fine motor coordination, selective attention, and reaction time in middle childhood
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| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |