A systematic review of motivational and attentional variables on children’s fundamental movement skill development: the OPTIMAL theory

Background The use of games for social skill development in the classroom is accelerating at a tremendous rate. At the same time, the research surrounding games designed for teaching social skills remains fragmented. This systematic review summarizes the current existing literature on social skill serious games for young people ages 5 to 19 and is the first review of serious games to note the demographic and geographic component of these studies. Method This review included papers that: evaluated a game designed to teach social skills; included measurable, quantitative outcomes; have a translation or be published in English; were peer-reviewed; date from January 2010 to May 2020; and have a nonclinical study population between ages of 5 to 19. Keywords were obtained from the CASEL 5 framework. Results Our findings are mixed but suggest that serious games may improve social skills when used alongside in-person discussion. We also found potential effects of the length of time of gameplay, intervention, and follow-up on social skill serious game effectiveness. Although this review found promising research conducted in East Asian countries and with minority samples in the United States, the majority of social skill serious game research takes place in the United States and Australia, with unreported demographic information and white-majority samples. Conclusions Due to the limited number of published studies in this area and studies lacking methodological rigor, the effectiveness of using games to teach social skills and the impact of background on social skill learning require further discussion.

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Fundamental Movement Skill Interventions in Youth: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.2013-1167 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 132 (5) ◽

pp. e1361-e1383 ◽

Cited By ~ 153

Author(s):

Philip J. Morgan ◽

Lisa M. Barnett ◽

Dylan P. Cliff ◽

Anthony D. Okely ◽

Hayley A. Scott ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Fundamental Movement Skill

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Relationship between breast feeding and motor development in children: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029063 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (9) ◽

pp. e029063 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Monserrat Hernández Luengo ◽

Celia Álvarez-Bueno ◽

Diana P Pozuelo-Carrascosa ◽

Carlos Berlanga-Macías ◽

Vicente Martínez-Vizcaíno ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Breast Feeding ◽

Motor Development ◽

Motor Skill ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Skill Development ◽

Relevant Information ◽

Cochrane Library ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Motor Skill Development

IntroductionThe recommendations of most health organisations encourage mothers to keep exclusive breast feeding during the first 6 months and combining breast feeding with complementary feeding at least during the first and second years, due to the numerous immunologic, cognitive developmental and motor skill benefits that breast feeding confers. Although the influence of breast feeding on motor development during childhood has been studied, the findings are inconsistent, and some studies have even reported no effect. This manuscript presents a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis, with the aim of reviewing the relationship between breast feeding and motor skill development in children in terms of duration, exclusivity or non-exclusivity of breast feeding.Methods and analysisThe search will be conducted using Medline (via PubMed), EMBASE, Web of Science and Cochrane Library from inception to December 2019. Observational studies (cross-sectional and follow-up studies) written in English or Spanish that investigate the association between breast feeding and motor development in children will be included. This systematic review and meta-analysis protocol follows the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Protocols. The Critical Appraisal Checklist for Analytical Cross-Sectional Studies and The Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale for longitudinal studies will be used to assess the quality of included studies. The effect of breast feeding on motor skill development will be calculated as the primary outcome. Subgroup analyses will be carried out based on the characteristics of motor skill development and the population included.Ethics and disseminationEthical approval is not required because the data used will be obtained from published studies, and there will be no concerns about privacy. The findings from this study will be relevant information regarding the association of breast feeding with motor development in children and could be used encourage to improve breastfeeding rates. The results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42018093706.

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