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aim paper contribute elaboration environmental stress hypothesis framework testing eight hypotheses addressing direct impact gross motor coordination problems elementaryschool selected physical behavioral psychosocial outcomes adolescence results based longitudinal sample 940 participants recruited part populationbased representative survey health physical fitness physical activity childhood adolescence ii assessed twice within 6 years ages 6 10 years old well ages 12 16 years old response rate 559 iii classified gross motor coordination problems n 115 gross motor coordination problems n 825 baseline motor tests krperkoordinationstest measures weight height validated physical activity questionnaire well strength difficulties questionnaire conducted data analyzed use binary logistic regressions results indicated elementaryschool children gross motor coordination problems show higher risk persistent gross motor coordination problems 799 p 0001 avoiding organized physical activities 153 p 005 elevated body mass 178 p 005 bonding sedentary peers 184 p 001 well emotional 173 p 005 conduct 179 p 005 problems adolescence comparison elementaryschool children without gross motor coordination problems however elementaryschool children gross motor coordination problems show significantly higher risk peer problems 135 p 0164 diminished prosocial behavior 190 p 0168 adolescence respectively comparison elementaryschool children without gross motor coordination problems study first provide populationbased longitudinal data ranging childhood adolescence context environmental stress hypothesis considered substantial methodological progress summary gross motor coordination problems represent serious issue healthy transition childhood adolescence substantiates respective early movement interventions