Análise das affordances do ambiente domiciliar de crianças pré-escolares: um estudo em função da renda familiar

• Main Authors: Gislaine C. Pizzo, Andressa R. Contreira, Francielli F. da Rocha, José R. A. do Nascimento Junior, Lenamar F. Vieira
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná 2015-01-01
• Series: Caderno de Educação Física e Esporte
• Subjects: Pré-escolares; Ambiente; Desenvolvimento
• Online Access: http://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/cadernoedfisica/article/view/12944/10110
• ISSN: 2318-5104; 2318-5090

This study aimed to investigate the affordances of the home environment of preschool children aged between 36 and 42 months according to the family income. The subjects were 83 preschoolers enrolled in four Early Childhood Centers of the Maringá city, in the state of Paraná. Data collection was conducted with the Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development (AHEMD-SR). For data analysis, it was used Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney tests. The results showed that children with low family income are more motor stimulated (Md=3,5) when compared to children of medium income family (Md=2,5). However, it was observed that children from high-income families have more affordances for the development of fine motor skills when compared to low-income children (p=0,005). It was found that children of medium family income had more favorable environment for the development of gross skills than low-income children (p=0,005). It was concluded that family income might be an intervening element for affordances related to the development of gross and fine motor skills, and that children belonging to families of higher purchasing power have greater opportunities for development. On the other hand, low-income children have more affordances related to motor stimulation.