Sex Differences in Growth in Body Mass and Psychosocial Abilities in Children in Head Start

Autor/inn/en	Miccoli, Antonela; Toussaint, Loren L.; Smith, Latasha M.; Hansen, Carina K.; Lynch, Brian A.
Titel	Sex Differences in Growth in Body Mass and Psychosocial Abilities in Children in Head Start
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 192 (2022) 16, S.2646-2655 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Miccoli, Antonela) ORCID (Lynch, Brian A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2022.2044322
Schlagwörter	Gender Differences; Child Development; Body Composition; Body Weight; Body Height; Physical Development; Individual Development; Preschool Children; Low Income Students; Federal Programs; Social Development; Emotional Development; Daily Living Skills; Early Intervention; Iowa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschlechterkonflikt; Kindesentwicklung; Körpergewicht; Körpergröße; Körperliche Entwicklung; Individuelle Entwicklung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Soziale Entwicklung; Gefühlsbildung; Alltagsfertigkeit
Abstract	Early childhood is a critical period to intervene for obesity, developmental and behavioural problems. Data from 1065 children in 14 Northeast Iowa Community Action Head Starts (HS) were collected between 2011 and 2018. Body mass index (BMI) and developmental scores were assessed at the beginning of each school year and compared after the first year in HS. Females showed a 3.5% decrease in BMI percentile (F = 2.46, P = 0.12, = 0.02), while males increased theirs by 4.4% (F = 7.41, P = 0.007, = 0.05). Females showed higher initial passing rates than males on the Brigance (85.9% vs 75.7%, p = 0.006), self-help (64.7% vs 49.1%, p = 0.001), but not socio-emotional outcomes. Females in HS showed a slight decrease in BMI, compared to a significant increase in males. Improvements in developmental and behavioural outcomes were similar for both. Further research should determine why such differences occurred. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01