Physical Fitness and Somatic Characteristics of the Only Child

• Main Authors: Luis P. Rodrigues (Author), Ricardo Franco Lima (Author), Ana Filipa Silva (Author), Filipe Manuel Clemente (Author), Miguel Camões (Author), Pantelis Theodoros Nikolaidis (Author), Thomas Rosemann (Author), Beat Knechtle (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The purpose of this study was to examine if only child show differences on somatic growth and physical fitness compared to be a child with siblings. The participants included 542 children (boys: N = 270; girls: N = 270) between 7 and 15 years of age. Somatic growth (height, weight, body mass index)...