The Role of Motor Skills in the Sociometric Status and Perceived Social Status of Schoolchildren.

Introduction: Children with better motor skills tend to develop more positive peer relationships. However, there is little information about the relationship between motor skills and the five sociometric status groups, as well as how much it interferes with self-perception of social status.

Objective: To analyze the as sociation of low motor skills with sociometric status and perceived social status in students aged 7 to 10 years.