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  • Comparison of motor competence in children aged 6 to 9 years across northern, central, and southern European regions
    Publication . Laukkanen, Arto; Bardid, Farid; Lenoir, Matthieu; Lopes, Vitor P.; Vasankari, Tommi; Husu, Pauliina; Sääkslahti, Arja
    The present study aimed at examining differences in motor competence (MC) in children aged 6 to 9 years old in northern, central, and southern European regions using the Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder (KTK). The secondary aim of the study was to examine interactions between region and children's age, sex and weight status (determined as healthy weight or overweight/obese). Data was pooled from independent studies conducted in Finland (mean age 7.81 ± 1.19 years, n = 690), Belgium (mean age 8.25 ± 1.09 years, n = 1,896) and Portugal (mean age 8.31 ± 1.02 years, n = 758) between 2008 and 2016. Cross-cultural differences in MC and interaction effects were tested using ANOVAs and ANCOVAs. Age, sex and BMI percentile were used as covariates. Geographical region significantly explained 19% of the variance in MC, while BMI (5%), sex (3%) and age (0.3%) were significant covariates. The interaction effect of region and age (5%), region and sex (0.6%) and region and BMI (0.2%) on MC was also significant. Cross-cultural differences in children's MC seem to increase substantially across 6 to 9 years, independent of the prevalence of overweight or obesity. Girls slightly underperformed in MC compared to boys in regions where the overall level of MC was lower. On the other hand, the association between body weight status and MC seems relatively consistent across the cultures. Future cross-cultural studies should further explore the influence of individual (e.g. physical activity) and environmental (e.g. physical activity and sport policy) factors on MC development.
    2019Artigo científico Acesso aberto Ver mais
  • Cross-cultural differences in children' motor competence are accumulating along the age and in the interaction of body weight status
    Publication . Lopes, Vitor P.; Laukkanen, Arto; Bardid, Farid; Lenoir, Matthieu; Vasankari, Tommi; Husu, Pauliina; Sääkslahti, Arja
    The present study examined differences in 5–9-year-old children’s motor competence (MC) across Northern-, Central-, and Southern European countries using the Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder (KTK). A secondary aim was to examine whether the cross-cultural differences in MC accumulate in the interaction with children’s age group and body weight status determined as being normal or overweight. Methods: Data was pooled from four independent studies conducted in Finland (mean age 7.31 +/− 1.38 years, n = 360 + 432), Belgium (mean age 8.19 +/− 1.14 years, n = 1936) and Portugal (mean age 8.31 ± 1.02 years, n = 758) between years 2008 and 2016. Differences between countries in the raw scores of KTK and the interaction effects were tested by using oneand two-way analyses of covariance. Age, sex and BMI percentile were used as covariates. Results: Country explained significantly (9%) the variance in MC, meanwhile age (44%) and BMI percentile (5%) were significant covariates. Age and country had significant interaction effect (6%), as well as country and body weight status (2%). Conclusions: Results strengthen existing literature showing cross-cultural differences in children’s MC. Based on the present results, the differences are accumulating along the childhood. Novel finding of the study suggests polarization in the development of MC between normal and overweight children is differing across countries. Further studies is needed for exploring the reasons explaining the age and body weight status interaction effects in cross-cultural differences in children’s MC
    2018Comunicação em conferência Acesso aberto Ver mais