تاثير قصه گويي حركتي بر ابراز وجود، خودكنترلي و همكاري كودكان

Foundational Skills , Story an‎d Movement , Self-Expression , self-control

The Effect of Motor Storytelling on Self-Assertion, Self-Control an‎d Cooperation in Children

رفتار حركتي و مديريت ورزش

The present study aimed to investigate the effect of a movement-based storytelling program on cooperation, assertiveness, an‎d self-control in children aged 3 to 6 years. This research employed a quasi-experimental design with a pretest–posttest control group. The statistical population consisted of children aged 3 to 6 years attending a children’s sports club in Isfahan city during the year 1404 (2025). A total of 30 children were selec‎ted through convenience sampling an‎d ran‎domly assigned to an experimental group an‎d a control group (15 participants in each group).The experimental group participated in a movement-based storytelling intervention for four weeks, comprising 12 sessions of 45 minutes, in which goal-oriented stories were integrated with fundamental movement activities. In contrast, the control group received storytelling only without movement activities. Data were collected using the Gresham an‎d Elliott Social Skills Rating System (Teacher Form) an‎d analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) an‎d univariate analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).The results indicated that participants in the movement-based storytelling group showed significantly greater improvements in assertiveness, cooperation, an‎d self-control compared to the storytelling-only group (p <‎ 0.001). The findings of this study suggest that movement-based storytelling, as an active an‎d integrative intervention approach, can serve as an effective strategy for enhancing social skills in children. Therefore, the implementation of this program is recommended for educators, coaches, an‎d child development professionals.

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