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The aim of this study was to investigate how DCD traits in preschool children are related to emotional\/behavioral problems, controlling for the effects of autistic traits. Methods: A questionnaire survey was administered to 277 parents of children (154 boys, 73.0 \u00b1 3.8 months) who underwent the school physical examination in Y city near Tokyo, Japan, from October to December 2021. The Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire\u2013Japanese version (DCDQ-J) was used to measure DCD traits, the Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ) was used to measure autistic traits, and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was used to measure emotional\/behavioral problems. In the hierarchical multiple regression analysis, the SDQ was the dependent variable, with gender entered in Step 1, ASSQ in Step 2, and DCDQ in Step 3. Results: The results showed that autistic traits are associated with preschool children\u2019s emotional\/behavioral problems, but even after controlling for autistic traits, higher DCD traits had a relationship with higher conduct problems, hyperactivity\/inattention, and peer problems and lower prosocial behavior of preschool children. Conclusions: This result indicates the need for the support of children with motor skill difficulties. Additionally, a focus on mitigating DCD traits not only improves motor skills but also prevents emotional\/behavioral problems in preschool children.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/children12040420","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,28]],"date-time":"2025-03-28T04:36:48Z","timestamp":1743136608000},"page":"420","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Association Between Developmental Coordination Disorder Traits, Autistic Traits, and Emotional\/Behavioral Problems in Japanese Preschool Children"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-4724-1204","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sumika","family":"Fujisawa","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Aya","family":"Saito","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Core Research Human Science Division, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Masumi","family":"Sugawara","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Human Studies, Shirayuri University, Tokyo 182-8525, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Akio","family":"Nakai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Institute for Education & Graduate School of Clinical Education, Mukogawa Women\u2019s University, Nishinomiya 663-8558, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"American Psychiatric Association (2022). 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