Citation

Draghi TTG, Cavalcante Neto JL, Tudella E. J. Health Psychol. 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359105319878253

PMID

31556324

Abstract

We examined whether reported higher frequencies of anxiety and depression symptoms are related to the presence of developmental coordination disorder in school-age Brazilian children. A total of 272 children were assigned to six groups according to age and motor performance. The Movement Assessment Battery for Children-Second Edition evaluated the motor performance. The Spence Children's Anxiety Scale and the Child Depression Inventory assessed anxiety and depression symptoms, respectively. Brazilian children are at high risk for anxiety, regardless of motor performance and age. However, children with developmental coordination disorder report significantly more depressive symptomatology in 10-12 years compared to typically developing children.

Language: en

Keywords

anxiety; child; depression; developmental coordination disorder