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The Prevalence and Association of Motor Competence with Weight Status and Bullying: A Cross-Cultural Study [PDF]

Motricidade, 2022
The purpose of this study was to compare the prevalence of motor competence among children and adolescents from two metropolitan cities, one in Portugal and one in Brazil, and analyzed the association between motor competence and weight status and ...
Marcela Almeida Zequinão, Pâmella de Medeiros, Grace Skrzypiec, Luis Lopes, Maria Teresa Ceron Trevisol, Beatriz Pereira   +5 more
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The relationships between children's motor competence, physical activity, perceived motor competence, physical fitness and weight status in relation to age.

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 ...
Anne R den Uil, Mirka Janssen, Vincent Busch, Ilse T Kat, Ron H J Scholte   +4 more
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Perceived motor competence in early childhood predicts perceived and actual motor competence in middle childhood

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 2023
The study aims were to (1) identify perceived motor competence (PMC) and actual motor competence (AMC) profiles in children at two time points (early and middle childhood) 3 years apart, (2) explore transitions between the profiles from T1 to T2, and (3) investigate how PMC‐AMC profiles at T1 differ in their mean values for AMC and PMC variables at T2.
Barnett, Lisa M., Laukkanen, Arto, Tolvanen, Asko, Sääkslahti, Arja, Niemistö, Donna   +5 more
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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 ...
An De Meester, David Stodden, Ali Brian, Larissa True, Greet Cardon, Isabel Tallir, Leen Haerens   +6 more
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Analysis Of Motor Competence Via Coordination, Self-Perception Of Motor Competence In Primary Education Pupils [PDF]

European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences, 2020
Motor competence is shaped as a dynamic process that forms part of pupils’ progress-related development while studying Primary Education by contributing to their integral development In this stage, children find the main ways to come into contact with reality in their own bodies and movement, and to acquire initial knowledge about their environment ...
Segura-Berges, Manuel, Bustamante, Juan Carlos   +1 more
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Skilled Kids around Finland: The motor competence and perceived motor competence of children in childcare and associated socioecological factors

, 2021
The main objective of this study was to examine motor competence (MC) and perceived motor competence (PMC) in Finnish children attending childcare through the following research questions: 1) What is the level of MC and PMC in children living in different regions of Finland? and 2) Which socioecological factors are associated with their MC and PMC? The
Niemistö, Donna
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Thinking, Feeling, and Moving in Kindergarten Children: How Motor Competence Shapes Executive Function Skills and Emotion Comprehension in Girls [PDF]

Children
Background/Objectives: Increased screen time partially replaces social interaction, physical activity, and outdoor play in kindergarten children, leading to a risk of decreased cognitive, emotional, and motor skills.
Elena A. Chichinina, Aleksander N. Veraksa, Olga V. Almazova, Linda S. Pagani   +3 more
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Motor Competence in Autistic Children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder [PDF]

Children
Background/Objectives: Children with autism exhibit deficits in fundamental motor skills, which are intensified when associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Objective: To correlate motor competence in children with autism, autism
Jadiane Dionisio, Cristina dos Santos Cardoso de Sá, Susana Lúcio, Gabriela Neves de Almeida, Rita Cordovil   +4 more
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Associations Between Relative Age, Siblings, and Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents [PDF]

Children
Background: Motor competence is a key determinant of children’s physical, cognitive, and social development, and it is influenced by various biological and environmental factors.
Daniel González-Devesa, José Carlos Diz-Gómez, Pedro Vicente-Vila, Marta Domínguez Fernández, Miguel Rodríguez Rodríguez, Rocío Carballo-Afonso, Miguel Adriano Sanchez-Lastra, Carlos Ayán-Pérez   +7 more
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Association between motor competence, and the rating of perceived exertion in male young adults [PDF]

Journal of Men's Health, 2023
The purpose of this study was two-fold: (i) to analyze the relationship between motor competence (i.e., a person’s ability to be proficient in different gross motor skills) and the rating of perceived exertion (RPE), which represents the physiological
Fábio Saraiva Flôres, Denise Soares, Virgínia Teixeira Hermann, Clandio Timm Marques, Nuno Casanova, Renata Willig, Joana Lourenço, Priscila Marconcin, Ana Filipa Silva, Rafael Oliveira   +9 more
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