The End-State Comfort Effect in Young Children

• Autores: Carola F. Adalbjornsson, Mark G. Fischman, Mary E. Rudisill
• Localización: Research quarterly for exercise and sport, ISSN 0270-1367, Vol. 79, Nº. 1, 2008, págs. 36-41
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The end-state comfort effect has been observed in recent studies of grip selection in adults. The present study investigated whether young children also exhibit sensitivity to end-state comfort. The task was to pick up an overturned cup from a table, turn the cup right side up, and pour water into it. Two age groups (N = 20 per group) were studied: preschool children (2�3 years old), and kindergarten students (5�6 years old). Each child performed three videotaped trials of the task. Only 11 of the 40 children exhibited the end-state comfort effect, and there were no differences between age groups. Results revealed the emergence of five different performance patterns, none of which were consistent with sensitivity to end-state comfort. The findings have implications for the advance planning of manual control in young children.