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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
Child Development, Vol.97(3), pp.841-856
2026
PMID: 41805019
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Abstract
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 CoastYiying Wan - Education University of Hong KongLaura Bentley - The University of QueenslandSiu-Ping Ng - Education University of Hong KongYingying Pan - Education University of Hong KongAlfredo Bautista (Corresponding Author) - Education University of Hong Kong
- Publication details
- Child Development, Vol.97(3), pp.841-856
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Date published
- 2026
- 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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