TY - JOUR
T1 - Typical children's responsivity patterns of the tactile and vestibular systems
AU - Bar-Shalita, Tami
AU - Goldstand, Sarina
AU - Hahn-Markowitz, Jeri
AU - Parush, Shula
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - OBJECTIVES. The purposes of this study were to investigate the responsivity patterns of typical 3- and 4-year-old Israeli children to tactile or vestibular stimulation, or both, and to examine whether differences in these patterns exist between them with respect to age and gender. METHOD. The study sample consisted of one hundred seventeen 3-year-old and one hundred forty-three 4-year-old healthy Israeli children (N = 260). Mothers of these children completed a comprehensive tactile and vestibular responsivity questionnaire. RESULTS. The subjects' tactile and vestibular responsivity scores were neither hyperresponsive nor hyporesponsive. In addition, neither age nor gender was found to significantly differentiate between respective participant groups for hypo- or hyperresponsive behaviors. CONCLUSION. Typical Israeli children can be characterized by moderate responsivities to tactile and vestibular stimulation. Responsivity to tactile and vestibular input was similar for 3- and 4-year-olds, across genders.
AB - OBJECTIVES. The purposes of this study were to investigate the responsivity patterns of typical 3- and 4-year-old Israeli children to tactile or vestibular stimulation, or both, and to examine whether differences in these patterns exist between them with respect to age and gender. METHOD. The study sample consisted of one hundred seventeen 3-year-old and one hundred forty-three 4-year-old healthy Israeli children (N = 260). Mothers of these children completed a comprehensive tactile and vestibular responsivity questionnaire. RESULTS. The subjects' tactile and vestibular responsivity scores were neither hyperresponsive nor hyporesponsive. In addition, neither age nor gender was found to significantly differentiate between respective participant groups for hypo- or hyperresponsive behaviors. CONCLUSION. Typical Israeli children can be characterized by moderate responsivities to tactile and vestibular stimulation. Responsivity to tactile and vestibular input was similar for 3- and 4-year-olds, across genders.
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U2 - 10.5014/ajot.59.2.148
DO - 10.5014/ajot.59.2.148
M3 - Article
C2 - 15830614
AN - SCOPUS:21744441155
SN - 0272-9490
VL - 59
SP - 148
EP - 156
JO - American Journal of Occupational Therapy
JF - American Journal of Occupational Therapy
IS - 2
ER -