Visual-Motor Maturity and Executive Functions in Schoolchildren

Abstract Visual-motor maturity and executive functions are closely related in the child development process. This study aimed to investigate the relation between visual-motor abilities and executive functions in 83 healthy children between 7 and 10 years old. The tools used were the Bender Gestalt Visual-Motor Test - Gradual Scoring System (B-GSS), Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), Raven's Progressive Matrices (RPM), and Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure (ROCF). The correlation between the B-GSS and WCST scores was significantly negative (r = -.23, p < .033), while ROCF variables, such as Total Memory and Total Copy, had a moderate, significant correlation with total B-GSS score (r = -.55, p < .001; r = -.44, p < .001, respectively). The results empirically show the relation between executive functions and visual-motor maturity and are discussed in face of developmental neuropsychology.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Oliveira,Ana Luisa Silva de, Kaiser,Vanessa, Azambuja,Thamy de Oliveira, Mallmann,Laura Uberti, Lukrafka,Janice Luisa, Reppold,Caroline Tozzi
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia 2016
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-863X2016000200215
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