The purpose of this study was to test the effects of an integrated intervention on the gross motor and social-emotional development of rural preschool boys and girls. A secondary purpose was to examine intervention effects on physical activity and sedentary behavior. An exploratory aim was to examine the role of executive functioning skills on intervention outcomes. This study featured a repeated measures (baseline, six-month posttest, three month retention \[nine-month follow-up\]), control group, experimental design. Classrooms were randomly assigned to either the experimental or control groups. Experimental participants received intervention while control participants received business as usual curricula.
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Test of Gross Motor Development, Third Edition
Timeframe: Baseline
Test of Gross Motor Development, Third Edition
Timeframe: six-month posttest
Test of Gross Motor Development, Third Edition
Timeframe: three-month follow-up
Social Skills Improvement System Rating Scales
Timeframe: Baseline
Social Skills Improvement System Rating Scales
Timeframe: six-month posttest
Social Skills Improvement System Rating Scales
Timeframe: three-month follow-up