Deliberate play and preparation jointly benefit motor and cognitive development: Mediated and moderated effects

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue MAR, 2016, Pages

  Pesce, Caterina ^a   Masci, Ilaria ^a   Marchetti, Rosalba ^a   Vazou, Spyridoula ^b   Sääkslahti, Arja ^c   Tomporowski, Phillip D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; Children; Enrichment; Executive function; Physical activity; Spontaneous play; Variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84963642380     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00349     Document Type: Article

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