TY - DATA
T1 - Data underlying the research of Relationship between block building skills and spatial ability in 5 to 6 years old children: The mediating role of visuospatial working memory
PY - 2023/10/11
AU - Jiajing Liu
AU - Mi Tian
UR - 
DO - 10.4121/2822f66c-2c02-4959-beab-bb0d148ae6ce.v1
KW - block play
KW - spatial ability
KW - visuospatial working memory
KW - children aged 5-6
N2 - <p>Children aged 5-6 years old&nbsp;(<em>N </em>= 62; 34 boys, 28 girls)&nbsp;completed behavioral assessments of block building skills&nbsp;(e.g., creating enclosed structures), spatial ability&nbsp;(e.g., creating a block structure similar to one in a picture),&nbsp;and visuospatial working memory&nbsp;(e.g., remembering the order in which the researcher tapped different blocks). As hypothesized, regression-based analyses showed that visuospatial working memory fully mediated&nbsp;the association between block building skills and spatial ability. That is, block building skills predicted visuospatial working memory, which in turn predicted spatial skills. The results&nbsp;enrich the&nbsp;literature on&nbsp;young children’s block play by identifying a mechanism by which block play is associated with spatial ability, and they have implications for designing interventions&nbsp;to promote spatial skills.&nbsp;</p>
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