The relationship between motor skills difficulties and self-esteem in children and adolescents: a systematic literature review |
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| Authors: | Katherine Lodal |
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| Institution: | Manchester Institute of Education, School of Environment, Education and Development Department, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK |
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| Abstract: | Research findings indicate that there appears to be a relationship between poor motor skills and self-esteem, however this relationship is ambiguous. This review examines the effects of poor motor skills on global and/or domain specific self-esteem. Four databases, Google Scholar and the Manchester Online library were searched for articles focusing on motor skills and self-esteem in children and adolescents. A date range of between January 2000 and July 2015 was specified to ensure sufficient overlap with the most recent meta-analysis. From the database searches, 26 potentially relevant studies were identified and from these 26, eight studies met the inclusion criteria. A synthesis of the studies reveals that there appears to be a relationship between motor skills and self-esteem, however this relationship is complex and likely to vary depending on age, gender and co-morbidity. Implications for educational psychology practice are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Developmental coordination disorder self-esteem motor skills difficulties children adolescents systematic literature review |
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