New Trends in Motor Development: The Role of Health Behaviors and Environmental Characteristics

Dear Colleagues,

As the Guest Editors of the Special Issue " New trends in motor development: the role of health behaviors and environmental characteristics" in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601) [IF=2.849, SSCI Q1 Journal], we would like to invite you to contribute with papers focusing on recent studies in the field of the human motor development.

Understanding how people develop and reach different stages of motor abilities is a relevant indicator of the positive (or negative) trajectories in human development. Moreover, this process is characterized by interindividual differences which are the results of the interaction between individual (including health behaviors, such as physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep time) and environmental characteristics (e.g. family, school, physical and built environment). It is well acknowledged that differences in motor development often mirror health inequalities, where obesity can be pointed to as an example of unhealthy development that may impact children and adolescents future health. Likewise, there is an urge to create more friendly and technological tools to monitor and track motor development trajectories.

This Special Issue aims to discuss new trends, approaches, and insights based on high-quality research in the human motor development research field. Original research papers and review papers about the combined influence of health behaviors and environmental characteristics, as well as related concepts and approaches to monitor and evaluate motor development in children and adolescents are welcome for submission

Dr. Sara Pereira
Prof. Dr. Thayse Natacha Gomes
Prof. Dr. José Maia
Guest Editors

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