Effectiveness of rhythm and movement for self-regulation (RAMSR) for low socioeconomic preschoolers delivered by teachers trained online in Hong Kong

Kate E Williams; Yiying Wan; Laura Bentley; Siu-Ping Ng; Yingying Pan; Alfredo Bautista

doi:10.1093/chidev/aacag015

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Effectiveness of rhythm and movement for self-regulation (RAMSR) for low socioeconomic preschoolers delivered by teachers trained online in Hong Kong

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Effectiveness of rhythm and movement for self-regulation (RAMSR) for low socioeconomic preschoolers delivered by teachers trained online in Hong Kong

Kate E Williams, Yiying Wan, Laura Bentley, Siu-Ping Ng, Yingying Pan and Alfredo Bautista

Child Development, Vol.Advanced access

10-Mar-2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/chidev/aacag015

PMID: 41805019

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Abstract

early childhood

self-regulation

intervention

A randomized controlled trial in Hong Kong examined the effectiveness of the Rhythm and Movement for Self-Regulation (RAMSR) intervention for low socioeconomic status children's self-regulation. This is the first study of the intervention outside of Australia, and in which teachers were trained online to deliver the intervention (16 sessions over 8 weeks). Participants were 286 4-5-year-old children randomized at the classroom level (129 experimental, 157 control; 48.6% girls; 91% Chinese; Mage = 53 months) and their teachers (9 experimental, 8 control). Results from multi-level modeling revealed significant intervention effects for the intervention group across three time points (2022-2023) for teacher-reported self-regulation (np2 = .019), and the Head Toes Knees Shoulders task tapping executive function (np2 = .034).

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Title: Effectiveness of rhythm and movement for self-regulation (RAMSR) for low socioeconomic preschoolers delivered by teachers trained online in Hong Kong
Authors: Kate E Williams - University of the Sunshine Coast
Yiying Wan - Education University of Hong Kong
Laura Bentley - The University of Queensland
Siu-Ping Ng - Education University of Hong Kong
Yingying Pan - Education University of Hong Kong
Alfredo Bautista (Corresponding Author) - Education University of Hong Kong
Publication details: Child Development, Vol.Advanced access
Publisher: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/chidev/aacag015
ISSN: 1467-8624
PMID: 41805019
Copyright note: © The Author(s) 2026. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Research in Child Development. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Data Availability: The data necessary to reproduce the analyses presented here are not publicly accessible. The analytic code and materials necessary to reproduce the analyses presented in this paper are available from the first author. The English language version of the intervention trialed is available from www.ramsr.net. For other materials, please contact the first author. The analyses presented here were not preregistered.
Grant note: This study was supported by the Hong Kong General Research Fund (GRF) 2021/22, Research Grants Council (RGC) (Grant #18610121).
Organisation Unit: School of Education and Tertiary Access
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991214169402621
Output Type: Journal article

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