Early gross motor performance is associated with concurrent prelinguistic and social development.

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-sco

SUBMITTER: Gallen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12507688 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature