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 …

A hitchhiker's guide to assessing young people's motor competence: Deciding what method to use

F Bardid, G Vannozzi, SW Logan, LL Hardy… - Journal of science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives To offer a user's guide to select appropriate measures of motor competence for
children and adolescents. Design Expert consensus among a working group of the …

Perceived motor competence in early childhood predicts perceived and actual motor competence in middle childhood

D Niemistö, LM Barnett, A Laukkanen… - … Journal of Medicine …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The study aims were to (1) identify perceived motor competence (PMC) and actual motor
competence (AMC) profiles in children at two time points (early and middle childhood) 3 …

Movement competence: Association with physical self-efficacy and physical activity

C Peers, J Issartel, S Behan, N O'Connor… - Human Movement …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The purpose of this paper was to investigate whether physical self-efficacy
mediates the relationship between movement competence (fundamental movement skills …

Motor competence, motivation and enjoyment in physical education to profile children in relation to physical activity behaviors

J Carcamo-Oyarzun, C Herrmann… - … Education and Sport …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Motor competence (MC) has been recognized as a main goal in Physical
Education (PE) and a determining element for the promotion of Physical Activity (PA). The …

Fine motor skills and motor control networking in developmental age

D Bondi, C Robazza, C Lange‐Küttner… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives We investigated the relationships between fine motor skills, fitness,
anthropometrics, gender and perceived motor performance in school beginners. The aim of …

Socioecological correlates of perceived motor competence in 5‐to 7‐year‐old Finnish children

D Niemistö, LM Barnett, M Cantell… - … journal of medicine …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated child, family, and environmental factors associated with young children's
perceptions of locomotor (LM) and object control (OC) skills. The participants comprised 472 …

Association between actual and perceived motor competence in school children

J Carcamo-Oyarzun, I Estevan… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: The association between actual and perceived motor competence (MC) is
one of the underlying mechanisms that influence the practice of physical activity. This study …

The interplay of actual and perceived physical fitness in children: Effects on motivation and physical activity

L Henning, D Dreiskämper, M Tietjens - Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 2022 - Elsevier
From a sport and exercise psychology perspective, both the actual and perceived physical
fitness become important for motivation towards physical activity and persistent physical …

Profiling children longitudinally: A three‐year follow‐up study of perceived and actual motor competence and physical fitness

I Estevan, C Menescardi… - … Journal of Medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Longitudinal designs enhance our understanding of children's development and its
influence on movement behaviors and health. This three‐year follow‐up study aimed to …