Background Actual and perceived motor competence are important correlates of various health-related behaviors. As such, numerous studies have examined the association …
Although significant attention has been paid to promoting the importance of physical activity in children, adolescents, and adults, we do not currently understand how to promote …
Life Span Motor Development, Eighth Edition With HKPropel Access, is a leading text for helping students understand a person's movement abilities as the interaction of the …
LE Robinson - Child: care, health and development, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Background The purpose of this investigation had two folds. First, it aimed to discover the relationship between perceived physical competence and fundamental motor skills in …
JD Goodway, CF Branta - Research quarterly for exercise and sport, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
The influence of a 12-week (24, 45-min motor sessions) motor skill intervention on fundamental motor skill (FMS) development of disadvantaged preschoolers was examined …
Objectives To determine reliability and face validity of an instrument to assess young children's perceived fundamental movement skill competence. Design Validation and …
JD Goodway, LE Robinson, H Crowe - Research quarterly for …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
This study examined the influence of gender and region on object control (OC) and locomotor skill development. Participants were 275 midwestern African American and 194 …
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a conceptual model linking parent physical activity (PA) orientations, parental support for PA, and PA behavior in preschool children. METHODS …
The present study identified adolescents' motor competence (MC)-based profiles (eg, high actual and low perceived MC), and accordingly investigated differences in motivation for …