Study on developmental change of the relationship between the motor coordination and the emotional regulation

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25590169
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Educational psychology
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: HONGO Kazuo 東北大学, 大学院教育学研究科(研究院), 教授 (30173652)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 情動調整 / 運動協応 / 二重課題 / 幼児

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purposes of the present study were to clarify the relationship of the motor coordination and the emotional regulation and to develop a support method of the emotional regulation for children with special needs through exercise development support. By three researches, the next points became clear. (1) Children with special needs had difficulty in “dual task” of motor coordination. (2) The motor coordination was related to the self-efficacy in young children. (3) The motor coordination was related to the emotional regulation in young children.It was suggested that it was important for cildren with special needs to acquire the ability of the emotion regulation through exercise experience.

Free Research Field

発達心理学