Perceived Motor Clumsiness: A Study of Young College Students

Carl Gabbard; Rachel Sullivan; Meagan Albosta; Jihye Lee

doi:10.29252/ijmcl.1.2.3

Journal of Motor Control and Learning

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Perceived Motor Clumsiness: A Study of Young College Students

Author(s):

Carl Gabbard^1,*,

Rachel Sullivan²,

Meagan Albosta²,

Jihye Lee²

1Director, Child Motor Development Lab, Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A & M University

2Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A & M University

Journal of Motor Control and Learning:Vol. 1, issue 2; 3-9

Published online:Nov 12, 2019

Article type:fulltext_xml_imported

Received:Aug 17, 2019

Accepted:Oct 30, 2019

How to Cite:Carl GabbardRachel SullivanMeagan AlbostaJihye LeePerceived Motor Clumsiness: A Study of Young College Students.J Motor Control Learn.1(2):e146436.https://doi.org/10.29252/ijmcl.1.2.3.

Abstract

Objective: This study surveyed the probable incidence of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), a medical condition marked by poor motor coordination and clumsiness, in college-aged students.
Methods: A total of 4,014 individuals at Texas A&M University, aged 18-23 (40% males and 60% females), completed the Adolescents and Adults Coordination Questionnaire (AAC-Q) using Qualtrics, a web-based survey procedure.
Results/ Conclusion: Results indicated that about 7% of individuals fell into the category of ‘probable’ or ‘likely’ to have DCD. Although marginal, age differences were found to be significant with participants below 20 years old having more difficulty (greater perceived clumsiness) than those 20 years and older. In regard to gender, 5 of the 12 total items were statistically significant with females having a greater proportion of perceived clumsiness than males in 4 out of the 5 questions. That is, females indicated more difficulty with gross motor skills, such as learning to drive or to ride a bike, whereas males indicated more difficulty with fine motor tasks, such as handwriting, and completing tasks requiring fine detail. Interestingly, the 7% clumsiness level found here is similar to the well-documented level of 6% found in children; therefore, giving some credence to the likelihood that children may not ‘simply mature out of the condition.’ This was a preliminary study and future research needs to examine actual (rather than perceived level) of DCD.

Keywords

Developmental Coordination Disorder

Adult Incidence

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