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Physical Fitness in Children With High Motor Competence Is Different From That in Children With Low Motor Competence [PDF]
Physical Therapy, 2009 Background: Physical therapists often treat children with low motor competence. Earlier studies have demonstrated poor physical fitness outcomes and a reduced level of physical activity for these children compared with their peers with normal motor skills.Objective: The aim of this study was to examine how physical fitness developed over time in 2 ...
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Children, 2021 During growth, children are influenced by an extensive network, in which more favorable contexts provide better affordance landscapes, and consequently have a better potential to foster child development.
Fábio Saraiva Flôres +2 more
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The Mediating Role Played by Perceived Motor Competence in the Relationship between Motor Competence and Physical Activity in Spanish Adolescents [PDF]
, 2023 The promotion of regular physical activity (PA) is becoming one of the main tools applied in developed countries to address health and obesity problems, particularly in view of the proven benefits of PA on a physical, psychological, and social level ...
Royo, Emilio +7 more
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Link between Motor Competence and Health Related Fitness in Children and Adolescents
Sports, 2017 This study examined motor competence (MC) behavior in 6- to 14-year-old children, and investigated the differences in health-related fitness (HRF) between high and low MC groups, according to sex and age. A sample of 564 children (288 males) participated
Carlos Luz +3 more
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Children, 2023 This study examined the relationship between the quality of the kindergarten physical and social environment to promote physical activity (PA) and preschoolers’ motor and social-emotional competence.
Mariana Moreira +5 more
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مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند, 2021 Background and Aims: Physical health is an important aspect of the health of any society and one of the most basic needs of human life. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of body mass index and level of physical activity on motor ...
Fatemeh Sohrabi +1 more
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Motor coordination among Greek children: from assessment to intervention [PDF]
, 2010 A Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the University of Wolverhampton for the degree of Doctor of PhilosophyBackground: Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) describes children with a difficulty to acquire age-specific motor
Tsiotra, Georgia D.
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Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2013 The main purpose of this study was to determine which correlate, perceived motor competence or motor skill competence, best predicts girls' physical activity behavior.A sample of 352 girls (mean age=8.7, SD=0.3 yr) participated in this study.
Zeinab Khodaverdi +3 more
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Does Motor Competence Affect Self-Perceptions Differently for Adolescent Males and Females?
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.
Elizabeth Rose +3 more
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Enhancing Motor Competence and Physical Activity in Kindergarten
Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 2019 This study aimed at evaluating the effect of the "Walk," an 8-month physical activity (PA) program led by classroom and physical education teachers, on the motor competence (MC) and PA of 5- to 6-year-old children.A total of 143 children (mean age = 61.51 [1.85] mo) participated in the study and were randomly assigned to the experimental and control ...
Aivazidis, D. +4 more
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