Effect of a psychoeducational intervention on motor and perceptual-visual development through the inhibition of primitive reflexes in schoolchildren aged 4 to 7 years old

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ABSTRACT. The efficacy of the Assessing Neuromotor Readiness for Learning (Blythe, 2012) on primitive reflex inhibition is described. The sample consisted of 25 girls and 21 boys aged 4–7 years (M = 4.84, SD = 1.10). For the sake of evaluating the efficacy of the intervention, the Developmental Screening by the Chester Institute of Neurophysiological Psychology, INPP (Blythe, 2012), was used by means of a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical analyses performed were ANCOVA and factorial ANOVA—depending on the fulfilment of the assumptions. The main findings refer to the existence of active primitive reflexes in the sample, and how these primitive reflexes are sensitive to the psychoeducational intervention of reflex inhibition through movement. Besides, the involvement of primitive reflex inhibition in the improvement of motor development—but not in perceptual-visual development—has been proved. RESUMEN. Se presenta la eficacia del programa Assessing Neuromotor Readiness for Learning (Blythe, 2012) sobre la inhibición de los reflejos primitivos. La muestra está formada por 25 niñas y 21 niños de 4 a 7 años (M = 4.84, DT = 1.10). Para evaluar la eficacia de la intervención se ha utilizado el Screening del Desarrollo del Instituto de Psicología Neurofisiológica de Chester, INPP (Blythe, 2012) a través de un diseño pretest-postest con grupo control. Los análisis estadísticos realizados han sido ANCOVA y ANOVA factorial, en función del cumplimiento de los supuestos. Los principales hallazgos hacen referencia a la existencia de reflejos primitivos activos en la muestra y cómo estos reflejos primitivos son sensibles a la intervención psicoeducativa de inhibición de reflejos mediante el movimiento. Además, se ha puesto de manifiesto la implicación de la inhibición de los reflejos primitivos en la mejora en el desarrollo motor, pero no en el desarrollo perceptivo-visual.

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Infante-Cañete, L., Aguilar-Guerrero, B., & Wallace-Ruiz, A. (2023). Effect of a psychoeducational intervention on motor and perceptual-visual development through the inhibition of primitive reflexes in schoolchildren aged 4 to 7 years old. Revista de Psicodidáctica (English ed.), 28(2), 182-189.

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