Background Few studies have examined the relationship between motor skill competence
and device-measured physical activity in large samples and none have used non-linear …

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

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between gross motor skills and
school day steps per minute, testing various motivational constructs as potential mediators …

Background: Normal motor development and adequate levels of physical activity
engagement during the early years of life form the foundation of long-term psychological and …

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 …

Background The direction of the longitudinal relationship between physical activity (PA) and
fundamental motor skills (FMS) remains unclear. We evaluated the bi-directional …

This study examined the relationship between perceived motor competence, actual motor
competence and physical activity. In particular, it aimed to identify the impact of perceived …

Background The purpose of this paper was to investigate whether perceived sports
competence mediates the relationship between childhood motor skill proficiency and …

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

Objectives: To examine if the relationship between physical activity (PA) and actual motor
competence (MC) in British early years children is mediated by their perceived MC. Design …