Designed physical activities targeting social skills in preschoolers: a meta-analysis.

Front Psychol · 2025 · PMC12434767 · PMID 40959751

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Overall, there was a clear trend that DPA positively impacted the social skills [SMD = 0.63, 95%CI (0.33, 0.94)], and an insignificant trend that positively impacted emotional skill [SMD = 1.86, 95%CI (−0.20, 3.91)].

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