Does Perception of Motor Competence Mediate Associations between Motor Competence and Physical Activity in Early Years Children?
In: Sports (Basel, Switzerland), Jg. 7 (2019-04-01), Heft 4
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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: Cross-sectional convenience observational study.
Methodology: MC was assessed with six locomotor skills (LC) and six object-control skills (OC) via the Test of Gross Motor Development-2. PA was measured via a wrist-worn triaxial accelerometer and PA grouped as daily total PA (TPA) and moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA). Perceived MC was assessed using the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Acceptance for Young Children. A total of 38 children (63% male; 37% female) aged between 3 and 6 years (5.41 ± 0.69) completed all assessments. Mediating impacts of perceived MC on the relationships between PA and MC were explored via backwards mediation regressions.
Results: There were no mediating impacts of perceived MC on the relationship between PA and actual MC.
Conclusions: The relationship between actual MC and PA is not mediated by perceived MC in a small sample of British early years childhood.
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Does Perception of Motor Competence Mediate Associations between Motor Competence and Physical Activity in Early Years Children?
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| Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Hall, CJS ; Eyre, ELJ ; Oxford, SW ; Duncan, MJ |
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| Zeitschrift: | Sports (Basel, Switzerland), Jg. 7 (2019-04-01), Heft 4 |
| Veröffentlichung: | Basel, Switzerland : MDPI, [2013]-, 2019 |
| Medientyp: | academicJournal |
| ISSN: | 2075-4663 (electronic) |
| DOI: | 10.3390/sports7040077 |
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