OBJECTIVES. Youth with better motor abilities may find it easier to be physically active and
may be more likely to engage in physical activity compared with peers with poorer motor …

Background: Perceptions of competence mediate the relationship between motor skill
proficiency and physical activity among older children and adolescents. This study …

Background Positive associations between motor competence and physical activity have
been identified by means of variable-centered analyses. To expand the understanding of …

Purpose: This study examined the extent to which fundamental motor skill competence
(FMSC; locomotor and object control skill competence) and perceived physical competence …

Aim The aim of the current research was to explore the relationship between motor
competence, physical fitness and self‐perception, and to study to which extent this …

Children with better‐developed motor skills may find it easier to be active and engage in
more physical activity (PA) than those with less‐developed motor skills. The purpose of this …

Objectives To examine if the associations between motor competence and physical activity
and musculoskeletal fitness change over time, whether motor competence is associated with …

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether perceived motor competence and
components of health-related physical fitness mediated the relationship between actual …

PURPOSE: Cross-sectional evidence has demonstrated the importance of motor skill
proficiency to physical activity participation, but it is unknown whether skill proficiency …

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between motor proficiency and
pedometer-determined physical activity in 5–6 year-old children. Participants (n= 232) were …