Relationship between N-type Test and Kinder Infant Development Scale

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the relationship between N-type test and each developmental domain of the Kinder Infant Development Scale (KIDS).

Methods: This study included 42 children aged 3-6 years along with their parents. The N-type motor image test for toddlers (N-test) was used to evaluate motor imagery, and scores were calculated for selecting picture cards representing posture (card task) and for change in posture (postural task). Parents answered questions from the KIDS (Type C), and each subscale was scored (etc. physical-motor, receptive language, expressive language, social relationships with children, and social relationships with adults). These scores were then used to examine the relationship between the N-test scores and the development of each domain.

Results: 32 children completed the N-test. The scores of the N-test and age (in months) showed a significantly positive correlation. The scores for the card task were significantly related to the scores for physical-motor, receptive language, and expressive language from the KIDS. The scores for the postural task were significantly related to the age (in months) as well as scores for physical-motor, receptive language, social relationships with children, and social relationships with adults from the KIDS.

Conclusion: Our results suggest that the tasks of the N-test are associated with the development of different domains. Postural tasks are related to social development, and it is hypothesized that interpersonal communication experience may be involved in the function of motor imagery.