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- Comparison of motor competence in children aged 6 to 9 years across northern, central, and southern European regionsPublication . Laukkanen, Arto; Bardid, Farid; Lenoir, Matthieu; Lopes, Vitor P.; Vasankari, Tommi; Husu, Pauliina; Sääkslahti, ArjaThe 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.
- Correction to: Through the looking glass: a systematic review of longitudinal evidence, providing new insight for motor competence and healthPublication . Barnett, Lisa M.; Webster, E. Kipling; Hulteen, Ryan M.; Meester, An; Valentini, Nadia C.; Lenoir, Matthieu; Pesce, Caterina; Getchell, Nancy; Lopes, Vitor P.; Robinson, Leah E.; Brian, Ali; Rodrigues, Luis PauloTables 6, 7, 11 and 12 each include a header cell, near the top, stating the wording “Proportion of sig. analyses (without studies with > 4 comparisons)”. Table 6 also features a header cell at the bottom, stating “Proportion of sig total Locomotor/ Coordination /Stability analyses without studies with > 4 comparisons”.
- Cross-cultural differences in children' motor competence are accumulating along the age and in the interaction of body weight statusPublication . Lopes, Vitor P.; Laukkanen, Arto; Bardid, Farid; Lenoir, Matthieu; Vasankari, Tommi; Husu, Pauliina; Sääkslahti, ArjaThe 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
- A systematic review of longitudinal and experimental evidence providing new insight for motor competence and healthPublication . Barnett, Lisa M.; Webster, E. Kipling; Hulteen, Ryan M.; Meester, An de; Valentini, Nadia C.; Lenoir, Matthieu; Pesce, Caterina; Getchell, Nancy; Lopes, Vitor P.; Robinson, Leah E.; Brian, Ali; Rodrigues, Luis PauloIn 2008, a conceptual model explaining the role of motor competence (MC) on children’s physical activity (PA), health-related fitness, weight status and perceived MC was published by Stodden et al. The purpose of this review is to systematically compile mediation, longitudinal and experimental evidence in support of this model. Searches were undertaken for each pathway of interest using six relevant databases. Potential articles were identified though abstract and title checking (N = 585), then screened (n = 152), with 43 articles identified for extraction. Studies needed to: be original, peer-reviewed, include typically developing children and adolescents first assessed between 2 and 18 years and objective assessment of gross MC and at least one other model variable. Strength of evidence was calculated for each pathway in both directions by dividing the proportion of studies indicating a significantly positive pathway in the hypothesized direction by the total amount of studies investigating that pathway. Classifications were no association (0–33 %), indeterminate/inconsistent (34–59 %), or a positive “+” or negative “-” association (≥60 %). The latter category was classified as strong evidence (i.e., ++ or –) when four or more studies found an association. If the total number of studies in a domain of interest were three or less, this was considered insufficient evidence. There was strong evidence in both directions for a negative association between MC and weight status. There was indeterminate evidence between MC and fitness and indeterminate evidence from MC to PA and no evidence for the reverse. There was insufficient evidence for the MC to perceived MC pathway. There was strong positive evidence for the fitness-mediated pathway in both directions. There was indeterminate evidence for the perceived MC-mediated pathway from PA to MC and no evidence for the reverse. To test the whole model, the field needs robust longitudinal studies with multiple time points, including all variables in the model and accounting for confounding factors.
- Through the looking glass: a systematic review of longitudinal evidence, providing new insight for motor competence and healthPublication . Barnett, Lisa M.; Webster, E. Kipling; Hulteen, Ryan M.; Meester, An de; Valentini, Nadia C.; Lenoir, Matthieu; Pesce, Caterina; Getchell, Nancy; Lopes, Vitor P.; Robinson, Leah E.; Brian, Ali; Rodrigues, Luis PauloIn 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 published. Objective: The purpose of the current review was to systematically compile mediation, longitudinal and experimental evidence in support of this conceptual model. Methods: This systematic review (registered with PROSPERO on 28 April 2020) was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) statement. Separate searches were undertaken for each pathway of interest (final search 8 November 2019) using CINAHL Complete, ERIC, Medline (OVID), PsycINFO, Web of Science Core Collection, Scopus and SportDiscus. Potential articles were initially identified through abstract and title checking (N = 585) then screened further and combined into one review (n = 152), with 43 articles identified for extraction. Studies needed to be original and peer reviewed, include typically developing children and adolescents first assessed between 2 and 18 years and objective assessment of gross MC and at least one other variable (i.e., PA, weight status, perceived MC, health-related fitness). PA included sport participation, but sport-specific samples were excluded. Longitudinal or experimental designs and cross-sectional mediated models were sought. Strength of evidence was calculated for each pathway in both directions for each domain (i.e., skill composite, object control and locomotor/coordination/stability) by dividing the proportion of studies indicating a significantly positive pathway in the hypothesised direction by the total associations examined for that pathway. Classifications were no association (0–33%), indeterminate/inconsistent (34–59%), or a positive ‘+’ or negative ‘ − ’ association (≥ 60%). The latter category was classified as strong evidence (i.e., ++or −−) when four or more studies found an association. If the total number of studies in a domain of interest was three or fewer, this was considered insufficient evidence to make a determination. Results: There was strong evidence in both directions for a negative association between MC and weight status. There was strong positive evidence for a pathway from MC to fitness and indeterminate evidence for the reverse. There was indeterminate evidence for a pathway from MC to PA and no evidence for the reverse pathway. There was insufficient evidence for the MC to perceived MC pathway. There was strong positive evidence for the fitness-mediated MC/PA pathway in both directions. There was indeterminate evidence for the perceived MC-mediated pathway from PA to MC and no evidence for the reverse. Conclusion: Bidirectional longitudinal associations of MC with weight status are consistent with the model authored by Stodden et al. (Quest 2008;60(2):290–306, 2008). However, to test the whole model, the field needs robust longitudinal studies across childhood and adolescence that include all variables in the model, have multiple time points and account for potential confounding factors. Furthermore, experimental studies that examine change in MC relative to change in the other constructs are needed.