The relationship between physical activity, motor competence and health-related fitness in 14-year-old adolescents [PDF]
, 2008 Physical activity, physical fitness, and motor competence are important health-related constructs. However, the relationship between them, particularly among children and adolescents, is still unclear.
Hands, Beth P +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 ...
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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 +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 +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 +15 more
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Actual and perceived motor competence levels of Belgian and United States preschool children [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose: The present study examined the motor competence of preschool children from Belgium and the United States (US), and the influence of perceived motor competence on actual motor competence.
Bardid, Farid +5 more
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Parent perceptions of motor competence in children with charge syndrome
European 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
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Investigating the construct of motor competence in middle childhood using the BOT‐2 Short Form : an item response theory perspective [PDF]
, 2019 Purpose: Motor assessments generally produce a single motor competence score based on the general motor ability hypothesis, which states that motor competence is a one-dimensional trait underlying a wide range of motor skills.
Bardid, Farid +2 more
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ADOLESCENCE, MOTOR COORDINATION PROBLEMS AND COMPETENCE
Educación 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
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Children’s Self-Perceived and Actual Motor Competence in Relation to Their Peers
Children, 2018 Motor skill competence enables children to move with efficiency and confidence in a variety of physically challenging situations. A child who lacks motor skill competence may be less inclined to take part in physical activities in which his or her peers ...
Ryan Washburn, Angela Kolen
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