Action and Psychosocial Development (Revised Edition)

Author: Dong Qi
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: Motor skills are not only a fundamental ability essential for individual survival and development but also have a significant impact on the development of the brain, cognition, learning, emotions, and social behavior. Since the 1980s, the relationship between motor skills and brain and psychological development has become one of the leading research topics in scientific studies. This book is the first domestic work to explore the relationship between motor skills and psychological development, primarily from an interdisciplinary perspective integrating developmental psychology, educational psychology, neuroscience, exercise physiology, and physical education. It systematically and deeply examines individual motor skills and their relationship with psychological development. Based on the latest findings in the aforementioned fields and the author's series of innovative research achievements supported by multiple domestic and international research grants in recent years, the book elaborates on the essence of motor skills, outlines the fundamental principles of individual motor skill development, analyzes the main factors influencing motor skill development, explores the process of motor skill learning, reveals the relationship between individual motor skills and cognitive development, social development, and more. It further clarifies the distinctions and connections between motor skill education in daily life and physical education, while also highlighting motor skill development programs to promote individual growth and methods for diagnosing and correcting motor skill disorders. Therefore, this book is not only suitable for researchers, university teachers, and students in related fields such as developmental psychology, child education, physical education, pediatrics, and clinical medicine but also provides guidance and reference for kindergarten and primary/secondary school teachers, child health workers, family education consultants, and parents in their educational work. Motor skills are not only a fundamental ability essential for individual survival and development but also have a significant impact on the development of the brain, cognition, learning, emotions, and social behavior. Since the 1980s, the relationship between motor skills and brain and psychological development has become one of the leading research topics in scientific studies. This book is the first domestic work to explore the relationship between motor skills and psychological development, primarily from an interdisciplinary perspective integrating developmental psychology, educational psychology, neuroscience, exercise physiology, and physical education. It systematically and deeply examines individual motor skills and their relationship with psychological development. Based on the latest findings in the aforementioned fields and the author's series of innovative research achievements supported by multiple domestic and international research grants in recent years, the book elaborates on the essence of motor skills, outlines the fundamental principles of individual motor skill development, analyzes the main factors influencing motor skill development, explores the process of motor skill learning, reveals the relationship between individual motor skills and cognitive development, social development, and more. It further clarifies the distinctions and connections between motor skill education in daily life and physical education, while also highlighting motor skill development programs to promote individual growth and methods for diagnosing and correcting motor skill disorders. Therefore, this book is not only suitable for researchers, university teachers, and students in related fields such as developmental psychology, child education, physical education, pediatrics, and clinical medicine but also provides guidance and reference for kindergarten and primary/secondary school teachers, child health workers, family education consultants, and parents in their educational work.