Associations between Motor competence and physical activity, physical fitness and psychosocial characteristics in adolescents: a systematic review and Meta-analysis

AM Burton, I Cowburn, F Thompson, JC Eisenmann… - Sports Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background Motor competence is an integral component of the health and performance of
youth. Numerous studies support the hypothesis that motor competence interacts with …

The relationship between motor competence and physical fitness from early childhood to early adulthood: a meta-analysis

T Utesch, F Bardid, D Büsch, B Strauss - Sports medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background Motor competence and physical fitness are important factors for promoting
positive trajectories of health over time. In 2008, Stodden and colleagues developed a …

The relationship between actual and perceived motor competence in children, adolescents and young adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A De Meester, LM Barnett, A Brian, SJ Bowe… - Sports Medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Actual and perceived motor competence are important correlates of various
health-related behaviors. As such, numerous studies have examined the association …

Correlates of gross motor competence in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

LM Barnett, SK Lai, SLC Veldman, LL Hardy, DP Cliff… - Sports medicine, 2016 - Springer
Background Gross motor competence confers health benefits, but levels in children and
adolescents are low. While interventions can improve gross motor competence, it remains …

Motor competence and health related physical fitness in youth: A systematic review

MT Cattuzzo, R dos Santos Henrique, AHN Ré… - Journal of science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives This study aimed to review the scientific evidence on associations between motor
competence (MC) and components of health related physical fitness (HRPF), in children and …

Through the looking glass: A systematic review of longitudinal evidence, providing new insight for motor competence and health

LM Barnett, EK Webster, RM Hulteen, A De Meester… - Sports Medicine, 2022 - Springer
Introduction In 2008, a conceptual model explaining the role of motor competence (MC) in
children's physical activity (PA), weight status, perceived MC and health-related fitness was …

The relationships between children's motor competence, physical activity, perceived motor competence, physical fitness and weight status in relation to age

AR den Uil, M Janssen, V Busch, IT Kat, RHJ Scholte - PLoS One, 2023 - journals.plos.org
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 …

The relationship between motor competence and health-related fitness in children and adolescents

C Luz, LP Rodrigues, AD Meester, R Cordovil - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background and aims In the last twenty years, there has been increasing evidence that
Motor Competence (MC) is vital for developing an active and healthy lifestyle. This study …

Identifying profiles of actual and perceived motor competence among adolescents: Associations with motivation, physical activity, and sports participation

A De Meester, J Maes, D Stodden… - Journal of sports …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The present study identified adolescents' motor competence (MC)-based profiles (eg, high
actual and low perceived MC), and accordingly investigated differences in motivation for …

Associations among elementary school children's actual motor competence, perceived motor competence, physical activity and BMI: A cross-sectional study

A De Meester, D Stodden, A Brian, L True, G Cardon… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Positive associations between motor competence and physical activity have
been identified by means of variable-centered analyses. To expand the understanding of …