The influence of mirror reversals on male and female performance in spatial tasks: A componential look

O’Boyle, Michael W.; Hoff, Edward J.; Gill, Harwant S.

doi:10.1016/0191-8869(95)00005-q

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“…Although Singer et al (1997) suggested that better cognitive and motor development outcomes result from girls' having fewer medical problems, Piecuch et al (1997) found that female gender was associated with better cognitive development despite there being no relationship between gender and neurologic outcomes. In addition, girls are usually found to be superior at tasks that require fine motor skills, rapid perception, and perceptual‐motor skills (Jensen, 1998; Nicholson & Kimura, 1996; O'Boyle, Hoff, & Gill, 1995); this finding implies that biological and social factors beyond health problems might explain male disadvantage in infant cognitive and motor development.…”

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Effects of Gender on the Health and Development of Medically At‐Risk Infants

Cho

Holditch‐Davis

Miles

2010

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing

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Objectives-To examine gender-differentiated health and cognitive/motor/language developmental outcomes among medically at-risk infants. Design-Longitudinal descriptive and comparative secondary analysis. Setting-Neonatal intensive care unit, intermediate care unit, and infectious disease clinic of the tertiary medical centers in the Southeast and East United States.Participants-One hundred eight (108) premature infants, 67 medically fragile infants, and 83 infants seropositive for HIV.Methods-Neonatal and later health variables were obtained from the medical record to determine the technology dependence scores and frequency of common health problems. Data for physical growth and cognitive/motor/language development were obtained through the physical measurement, including the Bayley Scales of Infant Development-Second Edition, the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale, the Toll Control Developmental Checklist, and the Preschool Language Scale-3 during home visits between 6 to 27 months corrected ages.Results-Fewer effects on health and developmental outcomes related to gender were observed with medically fragile infants than the other two groups of infants. The cognitive/motor/language scores were decreased with increasing age of the infants in all groups.Conclusion-Male gender can be considered a significant biological risk factor for infants' cognitive and motor development, especially for premature infants. Because of their increased risk, it is recommended that male infants who are born prematurely or seropositive for HIV have early and advanced developmental screening tests by trained personnel through periodic pediatric clinic. KeywordsGender; Health and Development; Premature Infants; Medically Fragile Infants; Infants Seropositive for HIV Corresponding Information: June Cho, PhD, RN, School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, NB 428B, 1530 3rd Ave. S., Birmingham, AL 35294 USA, jcho@uab.edu. NIH Public AccessAuthor Manuscript J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2011 September 1. NIH-PA Author ManuscriptNIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author ManuscriptGender has been found to be a significant predictor of health and development in childhood, with boys usually showing greater vulnerability (Gissler, Järvelin, Louhiala, & Hemminkj, 1999;Hintz et al., 2006;James, 2000;Nuñez & McCarthy, 2003;Stevenson et al., 2000;Tioseco, Aly, Essers, Patel, & El-Mohandes, 2006). Gender differences in health appear early; boys are more likely to be born prematurely than are girls and tend to have more neonatal complications (Cooperstock, Bakewell, Herman, & Schramm, 1998;Gissler et al.;Hintz et al.;James, 2000). The higher rate of male preterm births occurs in both singleton and multiple births (Cooperstock et al.) as well as in White and Black births (Cooperstock & Campbell, 1996). In comparison with girls, boys also are more likely to be intubated, receive more resuscitation medications, and have an approximately 20% higher risk for low 1-and 5-min Apgar scores (Bekedam, En...

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Effects of Gender on the Health and Development of Medically At‐Risk Infants

Cho

Holditch‐Davis

Miles

2010

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing

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Age, Sex and Regional Brain Volumes Predict Perceptual-Motor Skill Acquisition

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Raz

2005

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Effect of Sex and Joystick Experience on Pursuit Tracking in Adults

Joseph¹,

Willingham²

2000

Journal of Motor Behavior

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Using a joystick, adults (n = 39 males, 40 females in Experiment 1; n = 35 males, 40 females in Experiment 2; and n = 18 males, 18 females in Experiment 3) performed a computerized pursuit tracking task. Contrary to previously reported findings, the males were not more accurate than the females when performance was adjusted for prior perceptual-motor experience. Although no sex differences were found in a speeded tracking task, in an inverted tracking task the males exhibited a significant performance advantage; that advantage remained after several blocks of practice. Because participants' performance was adjusted statistically for prior perceptual-motor experience, the male advantage in inverted tracking was not related to experience. Rather, more proficient inverted tracking performance was associated with higher 3-dimensional mental rotations scores. In sum, sex differences in normal pursuit tracking may be better explained by differences in perceptual-motor experience. Inverted tracking, however, may depend on proficiency with spatial transformations.

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The influence of mirror reversals on male and female performance in spatial tasks: A componential look

Cited by 5 publications

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Effects of Gender on the Health and Development of Medically At‐Risk Infants

Effects of Gender on the Health and Development of Medically At‐Risk Infants

Age, Sex and Regional Brain Volumes Predict Perceptual-Motor Skill Acquisition

Effect of Sex and Joystick Experience on Pursuit Tracking in Adults

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