Competence in fundamental motor skills (FMS) facilitates physical activity participation and
is important for children's holistic development. This study aimed to systematically review the …

In 2008, Stodden and colleagues took a unique developmental approach toward addressing
the potential role of motor competence in promoting positive or negative trajectories of …

Background Actual and perceived motor competence are important correlates of various
health-related behaviors. As such, numerous studies have examined the association …

Background: The dynamic nature of physical education (PE) requires careful consideration
of lesson planning and delivery in order to promote health and wellbeing and to achieve …

Abstract Objectives The Pictorial Scale of Perceived Movement Skill Competence (PMSC)
assesses young children's perceptions of movement skill competence: 12 perceived …

Background Poor motor skills have been consistently linked with a higher body weight in
childhood, but the causal direction of this association is not fully understood. This study …

Background Evidence supports an inverse relationship between weight status and motor
competence, but most work utilizes body mass index as the proxy for weight status. Body …

Unhealthy-weight status may represent a precursor of poor actual (AMC)(ie, process-and
product-oriented) and perceived (PMC) motor competence. AMC and PMC represent key …

Background A central aim of physical education is the promotion of basic motor
competencies (in German: Motorische Basiskompetenzen; MOBAK), which are prerequisites …

(1) Background: The association between actual and perceived motor competence (MC) is
one of the underlying mechanisms that influence the practice of physical activity. This study …