유아의 연령과 성별에 따른 신체활동 성향에 대한 연구

Abstract

A study is aimed to verify the preference for types of physical activities of children that have significant different by age and gender. The correlations were investigated the preference of physical activities by ratio distribution of age and gender difference in age 4 to 7-year-old through the guidance of each type of physical activities. First, according to the preference of physical activities of femininity and masculinity by sexual characteristics of children, male and female children prefer the physical activities that are strongly correlated with their gender. Second, according to the preference of femininity and masculinity of physical activities by age of children, the preference of physical activities of masculinity tends to decrease as all volunteers(children) get older. Especially the preference of femininity activities of female children shows a remarkable increase as they get older. Third, according to the preference of gross and fine motor by sexual characteristics of children, more male children prefer gross motor and more female children prefer fine motor. Fourth, although the preference of gross and fine motor by age of children has no significant difference, 4-year-old male and female children prefer fine motor more than older children.