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Abstract(s)
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between actual (AMC) and
perceived (PMC) motor competence in Portuguese children. A total of 200
children (111 [0.55%] girls) aged 5 – 9 years old participated in the study. The
Pictorial Scale of Perceived Movement Skill Competence (PMSC) and the Test of
Gross Motor Development-2 (TGMD2) were used to assess PMC and AMC,
respectively. Mann-Whiney U was used to test the differences between sexes and
age groups. The association between TGMD2 and PMSC scores was analyzed
through Spearman correlation. Boys and girls of all ages showed to have high
PMC. Independent of sex, mean values for each TGMD2 subtest increased
throughout the age groups with older children having signi fi cantly higher mean
scores than younger ones. In general, boys and girls showed similar PMC and
AMC, independent of age. Weak to moderate and some negative correlations
(0.24 < r < − 0.40) were found between PMC and AMC scores for all age and sex
groups. In conclusion, there appears to be little relationship between actual and
perceived motor competence in Portuguese young children.
Description
The authors thank the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology for the support
grant (UID/DTP/04045/2013 and POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006969).
Keywords
Motivation Motor coordination Motor development Physical activity
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Lopes, Vítor P.; Saraiva, Linda; Gonçalves, Celina; Rodrigues, Luís Paulo (2018). Association between perceived and actual Motor competence in Portuguese children. Journal of Motor Learning and Development. ISSN 2325-3193. 6:2, p. S366-S377
Publisher
Human Kinetics