The relationships between anthropometric and motor measurements with 13 years old children

• Author: Nehat Rrudhani
• Position: University College 'Fama' Pristina, Kosovo
• Pages: 218-230

ISSN 2410-3918 Academic Journal of Business, Administration, Law and Social Sciences Vol 1 No 2

Acces online at www.iipccl.org IIPCCL Publishing, Tirana-Albania July 2015

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e relationships between anthropometric and motor measurements with 13

years old children

Dr.sc. Nehat Rrudhani

University College “Fama” Pristina, Kosovo

Abstract

Developmental psychology studies the changes that occur to human body with age, consisting of

the human body, the way of thinking, emotions, behaviour, relationships and human behaviours

throughout life. Physical development has to do with changes that occur only in the human body

(height, weight, changes in dierent organs of the body etc.). e aim of this research is to conclude

the main characteristics of physical and motor development of children aged 13 years old. During

the period of growing and development of organism, anthropometric and motor parameters change

constantly, so that the whole body is under major adaption and changes, as we have noticed in the

Primary and Lower Secondary School “Xhavit Ahmeti” in Hodonoc of Kamenica in the Republic

of Kosovo. We implemented a survey with a number of 73 male students. e rst measurements

were performed in September (autumn measurements), while the second measurements in March

(spring measurements). Students who have been subjected to measurement procedures were

regular students of the school as well as capable in terms of psychophysical to do all the tasks set

out in research.

Keywords: Anthropometric, motor, height, weight, students.

Introduction

Considering the rapid growth that occurs in early adolescence, which lasts 2-3 years, the

rapid physical development of boys begins between the ages of 11-14 and culminates

when the child reaches 15 years. Based on these data, we are focused on a 6 month study

that has to do with the physical and motor measurements of boys. e connections of

anthropometric area were treated with three variables based on the following indicators:

a) Indicators of body development–physical development. Development includes physical

characteristics, cognitive and social changes of the person that occur over time. Physical

development includes physical changes such as: weight, height, improvement of motor

behaviour and physiological changes associated with processes such as puberty and aging

(Pettijohn, 1996, 72).

b) Indicators of movement development – motor development. Researches that were

undertaken until now show that structures present complex phenomena (composite) in

terms of importance and anthropological features.

e aim of the research is to diagnose the initial condition and nal anthropometric and

motor parameters consisting of: Anthropometric variables: AHB (height of the body),

ABW (body weight) and AHBSH (height of the body with stretched hand). Motor space:

MHJP (high jump by place), MLJP (long jump by place) and MR60 (running 60 meters).