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 …

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 …

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 …

The relationship between actual motor competence and physical activity in children: mediating roles of perceived motor competence and health-related physical …

Z Khodaverdi, A Bahram, D Stodden… - Journal of sports …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether perceived motor competence and
components of health-related physical fitness mediated the relationship between actual …

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 …

Transition to middle school: Self-concept changes

W Onetti, JC Fernández-García, A Castillo-Rodríguez - PLoS One, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Self-concept influences identity and the way that people behave, and it fluctuates over time.
The main purpose of this study was to analyze fluctuations in the dimensions of self-concept …

How important is young children's actual and perceived movement skill competence to their physical activity?

S Slykerman, ND Ridgers, C Stevenson… - Journal of Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives To determine the associations between young children's actual and perceived
object control and locomotor skills and physical activity and whether associations differ by …

Motor skill development in Italian pre-school children induced by structured activities in a specific playground

P Tortella, M Haga, H Loras, H Sigmundsson… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
This study examined the effects and specificity of structured and unstructured activities
played at the playground Primo Sport 0246 in Northern Italy on motor skill competence in …

Changes in physical fitness and sports participation among children with different levels of motor competence: a 2-year longitudinal study

J Fransen, D Deprez, J Pion… - Pediatric …, 2014 - journals.humankinetics.com
The goal of this study was to investigate differences in physical fitness and sports
participation over 2 years in children with relatively high, average, and low motor …

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 …