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Gross motor skills trajectory variation between WEIRD and LMIC countries: A cross-cultural study

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  • Nadia Cristina Valentini
  • Glauber Carvalho Nobre
  • Marcelo Gonçalves Duarte

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Aim: This study aimed to examine the prevalence of delays and borderline impaired performance for Brazilian girls and boys and the differences in the motor trajectories (locomotor and ball skills) of girls and boys (3- to 10-years-old) across WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrial, Rich, and Democratic) countries and Brazil–a low- and middle-income country (LMIC). Methods: We assessed 1000 children (524 girls; 476 boys), 3- to 10.9-year-old (M = 6.9, SD = 2.1; Girls M = 6.9, SD = 2.0; Boys M = 6.9, SD = 2.1), using the Test of Gross Motor Development-3. Using systematic search, original studies investigating FMS in children using the TGMD-3 were eligible; 5 studies were eligible to have the results compared to the Brazilian sample. One sample t-test to run the secondary data from Irish, American, Finnish, and German children (i.e., mean, standard deviation). Results: The prevalence of delays and borderline impaired performance was high among Brazilian girls (28.3% and 27.5%) and boys (10.6% and 22.7%). The cross-countries comparisons showed significant (p values from .048 and

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  • Nadia Cristina Valentini & Glauber Carvalho Nobre & Marcelo Gonçalves Duarte, 2022. "Gross motor skills trajectory variation between WEIRD and LMIC countries: A cross-cultural study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(5), pages 1-19, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0267665
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267665
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