Developmental Change in Motor Competence: A Latent Growth Curve Analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2019 BackgroundThe development of childhood motor competence demonstrates a high degree of inter-individual variation. Some children’s competence levels increase whilst others’ competence levels remain unchanged or even decrease over time.
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Associations among Elementary School Children's Actual Motor Competence, Perceived Motor Competence, Physical Activity and BMI: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 BACKGROUND:Positive associations between motor competence and physical activity have been identified by means of variable-centered analyses. To expand the understanding of these associations, this study used a person-centered approach to investigate ...
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Does Motor Competence Affect Self-Perceptions Differently for Adolescent Males and Females? [PDF]
SAGE Open, 2015 Little is understood about the impact of level of motor competence on self-perceptions in adolescence, in particular how this may differentially affect girls and boys.
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PLoS ONE, 2023 The goal of this cross-sectional study was to further explore the relationships between motor competence, physical activity, perceived motor competence, physical fitness and weight status in different age categories of Dutch primary school children ...
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Self-Perceived and Actual Motor Competence in Young British Children [PDF]
Perceptual and Motor Skills, 2018 Children’s perception of their own motor competence is an important correlate of their actual motor competence. The current study is the first to examine this association in British children and the first to use both product and process measures of ...
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Reviewing the association between motor competence and physical activity from a behavioral genetic perspective [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyA much-cited model by Stodden and colleagues has proposed motor competence to be a 17 promising target for intervention to increase childhood physical activity.
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The Association Between Motor Competence and Inhibitory Control in Preschool Children [PDF]
ChildrenBackground: Inhibitory control is a higher-order cognitive function that affects children’s lives and learning, and the development of inhibitory control plays a vital role in the overall development of preschool children. However, most studies have paid
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Cross-cultural comparison of motor competence in children from Australia and Belgium [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2015 Motor competence in childhood is an important determinant of physical activity and physical fitness in later life. However, childhood competence levels in many countries are lower than desired.
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Effects of Modified Invasion Games on Motor Competence and Self-Assessed Physical Condition in Elementary School Students in the Physical Education Classroom [PDF]
ChildrenModified invasion games promote the development of real and perceived motor competence. Children with higher motor competence are more likely to participate in physical activity practice and to remain in it, both in adolescence and adulthood.
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Executive function skills predict motor competence in preschool children [PDF]
BMC PediatricsBackground Motor competence and executive function skills develop actively at preschool age. Both are important for socialization, school achievements, and well-being.
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