Early gross motor performance is associated with concurrent prelinguistic and social development
Gallen, Anastasia; Taylor, Elisa; Salmi, Juha; Haataja, Leena; Vanhatalo, Sampsa; Airaksinen, Manu (2025-01-17)
Springer
17.01.2025
Gallen, A., Taylor, E., Salmi, J. et al. Early gross motor performance is associated with concurrent prelinguistic and social development. Pediatr Res (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-025-03832-5
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Abstract
Background:
To study how early gross motor development links to concurrent prelinguistic and social development.
Methods:
We recruited a population-based longitudinal sample of 107 infants between 6 and 21 months of age. Gross motor performance was quantified using novel wearable technology for at-home recordings of infants’ spontaneous activity. The infants’ prelinguistic and social development was assessed in parallel with a standardized parental questionnaire (Infant Toddler Checklist). The developmental trajectories of motor, prelinguistic, and social performance were inspected longitudinally at individual level, and correlated to each other to measure the relative, age-adjusted advance in performance (z-scores).
Results:
Advanced gross motor maturation (higher z-score) links to more advanced prelinguistic development (β = 0.033, p = 0.016, R2 = 0.706) and social development (β = 0.038, p = 0.025, R2 = 0.600). When looking at specific gross motor skills, an increased amount of independent movement (crawling, standing, walking) links to more advanced prelinguistic and social abilities.
Conclusion:
We introduce a novel approach that measures individual level gross motor development longitudinally at high resolution from child’s spontaneous movements at home. This approach shows that age-adjusted relative advance in motor performance is linked to concurrent prelinguistic and social development, supporting the idea of developmental interaction across neurocognitive domains.
Background:
To study how early gross motor development links to concurrent prelinguistic and social development.
Methods:
We recruited a population-based longitudinal sample of 107 infants between 6 and 21 months of age. Gross motor performance was quantified using novel wearable technology for at-home recordings of infants’ spontaneous activity. The infants’ prelinguistic and social development was assessed in parallel with a standardized parental questionnaire (Infant Toddler Checklist). The developmental trajectories of motor, prelinguistic, and social performance were inspected longitudinally at individual level, and correlated to each other to measure the relative, age-adjusted advance in performance (z-scores).
Results:
Advanced gross motor maturation (higher z-score) links to more advanced prelinguistic development (β = 0.033, p = 0.016, R2 = 0.706) and social development (β = 0.038, p = 0.025, R2 = 0.600). When looking at specific gross motor skills, an increased amount of independent movement (crawling, standing, walking) links to more advanced prelinguistic and social abilities.
Conclusion:
We introduce a novel approach that measures individual level gross motor development longitudinally at high resolution from child’s spontaneous movements at home. This approach shows that age-adjusted relative advance in motor performance is linked to concurrent prelinguistic and social development, supporting the idea of developmental interaction across neurocognitive domains.
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