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Investigating the Age-Related Association between Perceived Motor Competence and Actual Motor Competence in Adolescence [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
Irish adolescents have been found to possess high perceptions of motor competence. However, there is an evidential value to investigating the strength of the relationship between adolescent perceptions of motor competence and their low levels of actual motor competence. The purpose of this research was to gather data on the fundamental, functional, and
Conor Philpott, Brian Donovan, Sarahjane Belton, Diarmuid Lester, Michael Duncan, Fiona Chambers, Wesley O’Brien   +6 more
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Perception of Competence as Mediator between Motor Competence and Physical Activity [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
Background: The practice of physical activity (PA) plays an important role in achieving an active-healthy lifestyle. Several authors have focused their studies on the relationship between motor competence (MC) and physical activity (PA). Stodden et al.
Luis-de Cos Izaskun, Urrutia-Gutierrez Saioa, Luis-de Cos Gurutze, Arribas-Galarraga Silvia   +3 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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Effect of Rocking Movements on Afternoon Sleep

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2020
Study ObjectivesGentle rocking movements provided by a moving bed have been proposed as a promising non-pharmacological way to promote sleep. In rodents the sleep promoting effect of rocking movements depended on the peak acceleration (named “stimulation
Rachel M. van Sluijs, Rachel M. van Sluijs, Quincy J. Rondei, Diana Schluep, Lukas Jäger, Robert Riener, Robert Riener, Robert Riener, Peter Achermann, Peter Achermann, Peter Achermann, Elisabeth Wilhelm, Elisabeth Wilhelm   +12 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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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND MOTOR COMPETENCE IN CHILDHOOD

Journal of Physical Education, 2021
The objectives of this research were to verify the amount and intensity of physical activity performed by children of low socioeconomic level during weekdays and weekends, to assess motor competence indicators and to verify associations between these ...
Mellina Maria do Lago Manso da Silva, Maria Teresa Catuzzo, Carlos Bandeira Mello Monteiro, Mariana Tudela, Alessandro Hervaldo Nicolai Ré   +4 more
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Factors contributing to Australian adolescents’ self-report of their motor skill competence [PDF]

, 2018
An adolescents motor skill competence can affect areas such as sports participation, social activities and future academic or employment decisions. The Adolescent Motor Competence Questionnaire (AMCQ) is a 26-item questionnaire that uses a four point ...
Hands, Beth, McIntyre, Fleur, Timler, Amanda   +2 more
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A Novel Approach to Assess Sleep-Related Rhythmic Movement Disorder in Children Using Automatic 3D Analysis

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2019
Background: Unlike other episodic sleep disorders in childhood, there are no agreed severity indices for rhythmic movement disorder. While movements can be characterized in detail by polysomnography, in our experience most children inhibit rhythmic ...
Markus Gall, Bernhard Kohn, Christoph Wiesmeyr, Rachel M. van Sluijs, Rachel M. van Sluijs, Elisabeth Wilhelm, Quincy Rondei, Lukas Jäger, Peter Achermann, Peter Achermann, Peter Achermann, Hans-Peter Landolt, Hans-Peter Landolt, Oskar G. Jenni, Oskar G. Jenni, Robert Riener, Robert Riener, Robert Riener, Heinrich Garn, Catherine M. Hill   +19 more
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Gender and motor competence affects perceived likelihood and importance of physical activity outcomes among 14 year olds [PDF]

, 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.
Hands, Beth, Larkin, Dawn, Parker, Helen, Rose, Elizabeth   +3 more
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Motor Competence and Physical Activity in Early Childhood: Stability and Relationship

Frontiers in Public Health, 2020
Background: Normal motor development and adequate levels of physical activity engagement during the early years of life form the foundation of long-term psychological and physiological health.
Einat A. Schmutz, Claudia S. Leeger-Aschmann, Tanja H. Kakebeeke, Tanja H. Kakebeeke, Annina E. Zysset, Nadine Messerli-Bürgy, Nadine Messerli-Bürgy, Kerstin Stülb, Amar Arhab, Andrea H. Meyer, Simone Munsch, Jardena J. Puder, Jardena J. Puder, Oskar G. Jenni, Oskar G. Jenni, Susi Kriemler   +15 more
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