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 …

Global levels of fundamental motor skills in children: A systematic review

LE Bolger, LA Bolger, C O'Neill… - Journal of Sports …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Publishing child development research from around the world: An unfair playing field resulting in most of the world's child population under‐represented in research

CE Draper, LM Barnett, CJ Cook… - Infant and Child …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
It has become increasingly apparent that publishing research on child development from
certain countries is especially challenging. These countries have been referred to …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Physical activity and motor skills in children: A differentiated approach

LC Dapp, V Gashaj, CM Roebers - Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 2021 - Elsevier
Being physically active plays an essential role in a child's physical development. While there
is ample evidence for a positive association between physical activity (PA) and motor skills …

Anthropometric Characteristics and Weight Status of Early Adolescents (Aged 12–14) in Montenegro; Urban–Rural and Regional Differences

B Katanic, D Bjelica, M Stankovic, Z Milosevic… - Children, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to determine urban–rural and regional differences in
anthropometric characteristics among adolescents aged 12–14, as well as to present the …

A narrative review of motor competence in children and adolescents: what we know and what we need to find out

L Lopes, R Santos, M Coelho-e-Silva, C Draper… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lack of physical activity is a global public health problem causing not only morbidity and
premature mortality, but it is also a major economic burden worldwide. One of the …

Interventions to promote fundamental movement skills in childcare and kindergarten: a systematic review and meta-analysis

K Wick, CS Leeger-Aschmann, ND Monn, T Radtke… - Sports Medicine, 2017 - Springer
Background Proficiency in fundamental movement skills (FMS) lays the foundation for being
physically active and developing more complex motor skills. Improving these motor skills …

Development of foundational movement skills: A conceptual model for physical activity across the lifespan

RM Hulteen, PJ Morgan, LM Barnett, DF Stodden… - Sports medicine, 2018 - Springer
Evidence supports a positive association between competence in fundamental movement
skills (eg, kicking, jumping) and physical activity in young people. Whilst important …