Motor Performance Before, During and After COVID-19 and the Role of Socioeconomic Background: A 10-Year Cohort Study of 68,996 Third Grade Children
The findings indicate domain-specific and SEB-related differences in motor performance during the pandemic, in particular after accounting for secular trends. Results underscore the need for ongoing monitoring and targeted support measures, particularly for children with lower SEB, during periods of disrupted daily activity.
Authors
- Robert Stojan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1531-3232)
- Dirk Büsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2632-5308)
- Ludwig Piesch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0496-642X)
- Jochen Zinner
- Till Utesch
- Malte Jetzke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1609-8466)
- Katharina Geukes
Institutions
- Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg (DE)
- German Sport University Cologne (DE)
- University of Münster (DE)
- Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR) (DE)
- Institute for Sports Medicine (DE)
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (DE)
- University of Lübeck (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sports Medicine - Open
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-025-00968-w
- Primary Topic
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft