The Impact of Maternal Emotional Intelligence on Young Children's Motor Development

Autor/inn/en	Esmaeelzadehazad, Sonia; Valadi, Saeed; Gabbard, Carl
Titel	The Impact of Maternal Emotional Intelligence on Young Children's Motor Development
Quelle	In: European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 19 (2022) 4, S.494-510 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Valadi, Saeed) ORCID (Gabbard, Carl)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1740-5629
DOI	10.1080/17405629.2021.1918094
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Parent Role; Emotional Intelligence; Motor Development; Foreign Countries; Preschool Children; Child Care; Family Income; Educational Attainment; Parent Background; Interpersonal Competence; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Parental role; Elternrolle; Emotionale Intelligenz; Motorische Entwicklung; Ausland; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Familieneinkommen; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Elternhaus; Interpersonale Kompetenz
Abstract	This study examined the relationship between the mother's emotional intelligence (EI) and children's motor development. Iranian preschool children (N = 148) in the range of 4-6 years were selected from daycare centres using a multi-stage cluster sampling. The "BarOn Emotional Quotient Inventory" and "Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency 2 Short-Form" were used to assess EI and child motor development. Results indicated a significant relationship between family income, mother's education, mother's EI, and child motor development. Structural equation modelling (SEM) revealed a reliable goodness of fit for the relation between EI and motor development. Also, there was statistically significant association between EI and motor development with an effect size of 45%, thus suggesting that the mother's EI could predict motor development. Whereas all EI dimensions had some positive influence on the child's motor development, interpersonal skills highlighted the overall impact. Among the four scales of motor proficiency, the highest effect of EI was with fine-motor skills (55%). Overall, and arguably the most profound finding was that higher EI scores were significantly associated with higher child motor skill scores. In conclusion, these findings support the notion that a mother's EI could have a significant impact on a child's motor development. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01