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 …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Association between fundamental motor skills and physical activity in the early years: A systematic review and meta-analysis

D Jones, A Innerd, EL Giles, LB Azevedo - Journal of sport and health …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Physical activity (PA) in the early years is associated with a range of positive
health outcomes. Fundamental motor skill (FMS) competence is associated with PA and is …

Considerations related to the definition, measurement and analysis of perceived motor competence

I Estevan, LM Barnett - Sports Medicine, 2018 - Springer
The promotion of motor competence is integral to a holistic view of children's development.
Motor development models address the potential role of actual and perceived motor …

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 …

Physical activity and motor competence present a positive reciprocal longitudinal relationship across childhood and early adolescence

RA Lima, K Pfeiffer, LR Larsen… - … of Physical activity …, 2017 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: The current study evaluated the reciprocal longitudinal relationship between
physical activity (PA) and motor competence (MC) and the potential mediation of …

Configurations of actual and perceived motor competence among children: Associations with motivation for sports and global self-worth

F Bardid, A De Meester, I Tallir, G Cardon… - Human movement …, 2016 - Elsevier
The present study used a person-centred approach to examine whether different profiles
based on actual and perceived motor competence exist in elementary school children …

Associations between fundamental movement skill competence, physical activity and psycho-social determinants in Hong Kong Chinese children

CHS Chan, ASC Ha, JYY Ng… - Journal of Sports …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Associations between fundamental movement skills (FMS), perceived competence,
enjoyment and physical activity (PA) have not been widely investigated among Chinese …