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: 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 …

Gross and fine motor competence have a close relationship during development and are
shown to correlate to some extent. However, the study of the interaction between these …

Early motor skills underpin the more complex and specialized movements required for
physical activity. Therefore, the design of interventions that enhance higher levels of early …

Objectives: The purpose of this research is to examine whether perceived fundamental
movement skills (FMS) competence mediated the relationship between actual FMS and …

Background Active games are important health enhancing physical activities in children with
and without developmental disorders and will help children to develop fundamental motor …

The main objective of this study was to examine motor competence (MC) and perceived
motor competence (PMC) in Finnish children attending childcare through the following …

Background Fundamental movement skill proficiency and perceived physical competence
have been shown to influence the physical activity of children. However, the mechanisms …

Perceived motor competence (PMC) is important to health as it mediates the association
between actual motor competence (AMC) and physical activity. Many instruments assess the …

Background The interest for young people's movement ability has increased. Literature
shows that many factors, apart from movement ability, influence the development of and …