Application of the Alberta Infant Motor Scale in Greece: A preliminary study

Authors

  • Sophia Charitou Laboratory of Adapted Physical Activity/ Developmental and Physical Disabilities Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Athens
  • Asimoula Simitsopoulou Laboratory of Adapted Physical Activity/ Developmental and Physical Disabilities Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Athens
  • Vassiliki Kontogianni Laboratory of Adapted Physical Activity/ Developmental and Physical Disabilities Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Athens
  • Emmanuil K. Skordilis Laboratory of Adapted Physical Activity/ Developmental and Physical Disabilities Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Athens
  • Dimitra Koutsouki Laboratory of Adapted Physical Activity/ Developmental and Physical Disabilities Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Athens

Keywords:

motor development, infants, AIMS

Abstract

Τhe study was designed to evaluate the motor development of infants, aging 8-9 and 10-11 months, through the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS, Piper & Darrah, 1994), with the subscales of the supine, prone, sitting and standing position. According to our findings, there were no significant differences in the number of infants with suspicious, abnormal and normal motor development at both ages. There were, however, significant intra individual differences in the motor development within the four subscales and the
total score, during both measures. The AIMS may be used in the future for: a) the assessment of motor development of infants in Greece and b) the initiation, if necessary, of early intervention services.

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Published

2007-09-30

How to Cite

Charitou Σ., Simitsopoulou Α., Kontogianni Β., Skordilis Ε. Κ., & Koutsouki Δ. (2007). Application of the Alberta Infant Motor Scale in Greece: A preliminary study. Inquiries in Physical Education and Sport, 5(2), 273–282. Retrieved from https://journals.lib.uth.gr/index.php/inquiries/article/view/1202

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2007)

Section

Articles