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ERIC Number: EJ574126
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0300-4430
Preschoolers' Cognitive Performance Improves Following Massage.
Hart, Sybil; Field, Tiffany; Hernandez-Reif, Maria; Lundy, Brenda
Early Child Development and Care, v143 p59-64 Apr 1998
Effects of massage on preschoolers' cognitive performance were assessed. Preschoolers were given Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Revised subtests before and after receiving 15-minute massage or spending 15 minutes reading stories with the experimenter. Children's performance on Block Design improved following massage, and accuracy was greater on Animal Pegs in the massage groups, particularly in more temperamental children. (JPB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Tests, Performance Factors, Physical Therapy, Preschool Children, Preschool Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Massages