Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-28-2022
Abstract
There is high inter-individual variability in motor skill learning among older adults. Identifying the nature of these individual differences remains challenging due to interactions between participant characteristics (e.g., age, cognition) and task-related factors (e.g., nature of task, level of skill pre-training), making it difficult to determine plausibly causal relationships. This study addresses these competing explanations by using mediation analysis to examine plausible causal inference between visuospatial memory and one-month retention of both gross and fine motor components of a functional upper-extremity task following training. Results suggest that better visuospatial memory results in more retention of fine but not gross motor skill, expanding on previous correlational studies in older adults and informing future interventions for maximizing motor learning in geriatric populations.
Recommended Citation
Hooyman, A., Lingo VanGilder, J., & Schaefer, S. Y. (2022). Mediation Analysis of the Effect of Visuospatial Memory on Motor Skill Learning in Older Adults. Journal of Motor Behavior, 55(1), 68–77. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222895.2022.2105793
Peer Reviewed
1
Copyright
Taylor & Francis
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Comments
This is an Accepted Manuscript version of an article accepted for publication in Journal of Motor Behavior, volume 55, issue 1, in 2022. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222895.2022.2105793 It is deposited under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.