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The mediating role of perceived motor competence in the relationship between actual motor competence and physical activity in children [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
This study aimed to investigate the mediating role of perceived motor competence in the relationship between motor competence and physical activity in children as hypothesized by Stodden and colleagues (2008) in their conceptual model of motor competence.
Dreiskaemper, Dennis   +5 more
core   +1 more source

A Novel Approach to Assess Sleep-Related Rhythmic Movement Disorder in Children Using Automatic 3D Analysis

open access: yesFrontiers 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   +19 more
doaj   +1 more source

Motor Competence and Physical Activity in Early Childhood: Stability and Relationship

open access: yesFrontiers 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   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

ADOLESCENCE, MOTOR COORDINATION PROBLEMS AND COMPETENCE

open access: yesEducación XX1, 2015
This paper presents a review of the research focusing on the study of coordination and motor competence in the adolescent stage. The purpose of this article was to provide an insight into the different dimensions of adolescent motor development in the influence of the evolution of motor co-ordination at this stage of life.
Ramón Otero, Irene   +1 more
openaire   +6 more sources

Motor Competence Assessment (MCA) Scoring Method

open access: yesChildren, 2022
The Motor Competence Assessment (MCA) is a quantitative test battery that assesses motor competence across the whole lifespan. It is composed of three sub-scales: locomotor, stability, and manipulative, each of them assessed by two different objectively measured tests.
Luis Paulo Rodrigues   +4 more
openaire   +6 more sources

Physical Activity and Motor Competence in Preschool Children [PDF]

open access: yesChildren, 2021
Longitudinal evidence has demonstrated that engagement in physical activity (PA) and the development of motor competence (MC) have numerous tangible health and developmental benefits [...]
Vladimir E. Martínez-Bello   +1 more
openaire   +3 more sources

The impact of motor competence on energy expenditure during object control skill performance in children and young adults [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Background: An understanding of how motor skill performance levels relate to energy expenditure (EE) is an important, yet relatively unexplored topic that may better inform physical activity interventions.
Sacko, Ryan S.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Which criteria to define motor competence? How much cultural and background factors influence the definition?

open access: yes, 2022
Motor competence (MC) is an umbrella term used to define the motor skill competency. Some authors consider the fundamental movement and motor coordination skills excluding motor fitness results while others highlight the quality of movement and the motor
Borgogni, Antonio   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Parent perceptions of motor competence in children with charge syndrome

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Adapted Physical Activity, 2021
CHARGE Syndrome (CS) is a low incidence disorder with unique characteristics including deafblindness, growth deficiencies, heart defects, and atresia choanae.
Pamela Beach   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reliability Levels of Motor Competence In Youth Athletes

open access: yesBMC Pediatrics, 2022
Abstract This study aimed to analyze the reliability of the tests included in the motor competence assessment (MCA) battery and compare the effects of the number of trials per test. Thirty female volleyball players (14.6±1.3 years of age) were tested. The participants performed two or three trials of each test. Intra-class correlation (ICC) was
Luz , Carlos   +7 more
openaire   +4 more sources

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