Papers by Resha Alruwaili
Research has broadly shown that Inhibitory Control and drawing skills are directly associated in ... more Research has broadly shown that Inhibitory Control and drawing skills are directly associated in early childhood development. The current study extends this in three studies investigating the role of Motor Control in this relationship, and the differences between three different drawing skills in their relationships with Inhibitory Control, Fine and Gross Motor Control, IQ, age and gender. Study 1 found strong positive correlations in 3- and 4-year-old children (n=100) between Inhibitory Control, Fine Motor Control, age and two drawing skills (Figurative Representation and Detail). Mediation analyses however demonstrated that Fine Motor Control fully mediated the relationship between Inhibitory Control and these drawing measures. In contrast, the association of Inhibitory Control with Visual Realism of drawing was not mediated by Fine Motor Control, meaning that Inhibitory Control directly influenced Visual Realism (which is children’s tendency to draw what they see, rather than wha...
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Papers by Resha Alruwaili