Relações entre competências motoras e criatividade em indivíduos com Transtorno de Espectro Autista (TEA)

• Ano de defesa: 2026
• Autor(a) principal: Vaz, Maria Clara Soares de Oliveira
• Outros Autores: [e-mail]
• Orientador(a): Gama, Dirceu Ribeiro Nogueira da
• Banca de defesa: Barboza, Clévia Fernanda Sies , Chagas, Daniel das Virgens
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências do Exercício e do Esporte
• Departamento: Centro de Educação e Humanidades::Instituto de Educação Física e Desporto
• País: Brasil
• Palavras-chave em Português: Autismo; Criatividade; Competências motoras; Capacidade motora
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Autism; Creativity; Motor competence
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::EDUCACAO FISICA
• Link de acesso: http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/25759

The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between motor competence and creativity in adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The study population consisted of individuals with ASD aged between 18 and 48 years, residing in the cities of Rio de Janeiro (RJ) and Curitiba (PR), Brazil. Participants included individuals diagnosed with ASD support levels 1 and 2 who were verbally communicative and did not present additional comorbidities associated with autism, except for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The final sample comprised 25 participants, including 8 women and 17 men. Data regarding motor competence and creativity were collected using the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking and the Motor Coordination Assessment Battery for Individuals with Autism. Statistical analyses were conducted using IBM SPSS Statistics version 25. Descriptive statistics were reported as means, standard deviations, minimum and maximum values, and quartiles. Data normality was assessed using the Shapiro–Wilk test. Spearman’s rank correlation test was applied to examine the associations between the study variables. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. Correlation strength was interpreted according to the following criteria: very strong (rho ≥ 0.90), strong (0.60 ≤ rho < 0.90), moderate (0.30 ≤ rho < 0.60), and weak (rho < 0.30). Positive associations were observed between balance performance and overall creativity score (p = 0.005; rho = 0.539), as well as the creativity dimensions of originality (p = 0.013; rho = 0.488), elaboration (p = 0.009; rho = 0.514), unusual perspective (p = 0.014; rho = 0.485), and movement (p = 0.015; rho = 0.482). The findings indicate a positive correlation between creativity and motor competence in adults with autism spectrum disorder, particularly with regard to balance and the creative processes of elaboration, originality, movement, and unusual perspective. These results may be explained by potential shared or simultaneous neural activations involved in creative processing and balance-related motor control