The Relationship between Actual Fundamental Motor Skill Proficiency, Perceived Motor Skill Confidence and Competence, and Physical Activity in 8–12-Year-Old Irish Female Youth
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants and Study Design
2.2. Recruitment and Data Collection
2.2.1. PA Self-Report Assessment
2.2.2. Measures: Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS)
2.2.3. Perceived Physical Self-Confidence
2.2.4. Physical Performance Self-Concept
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Physical Activity
3.1.1. Fundamental Movement Skills
3.1.2. Perceived Physical Self-Confidence
3.1.3. Physical Performance Self-Concept
3.2. Interrealtionship between Variables
4. Discussion
5. Future Practical Implications
6. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Frequencies of PA Groupings | ||||||
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Variable | N | M | SD | LA | MA | HA |
PA | 158 | 1.57 | 0.67 | 16 | 36 | 106 |
FMS | 158 | 48.75 | 5.84 | 16 | 36 | 106 |
PSC | 152 | 57.55 | 14.34 | 15 | 35 | 102 |
PPSC | 150 | 18.89 | 3.33 | 14 | 35 | 101 |
LOC | 158 | 29.71 | 4.20 | 16 | 36 | 106 |
OC | 158 | 19.04 | 2.98 | 16 | 36 | 106 |
Age | 160 | 10.69 | 1.40 | 16 | 36 | 106 |
FMS (n = 158) | PSC (n = 152) | |||||||
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Skill | Low Act (n = 16) | Mod Act (n = 36) | High Act (n = 106) | OMS | Low Act (n = 15) | Mod Act (n = 35) | High Act (n = 102) | OMS |
Run | 6.79 SD = ±1.42 | 6.67 SD = ±1.51 | 6.59 SD = ±1.41 | 6.63 SD = ±1.43 | 6.53 SD = ±3.50 * | 7.06 SD = ±3.12 | 8.27 SD = ±2.66 * | 7.81 SD = ±2.92 |
Skip | 4.60 SD = ±1.18 | 5.00 SD = ±1.33 | 4.63 SD = ±1.12 | 4.72 SD = ±1.18 | 6.93 SD = ±3.22 | 6.86 SD = ±3.27 | 7.90 SD = ±2.71 | 7.56 SD = ±2.92 |
VJ | 9.67 SD = ±2.38 | 9.94 SD = ±2.01 | 9.97 SD = ±2.24 | 9.94 SD = ±2.19 | 7.13 SD = ±3.25 | 7.26 SD = ±3.23 | 8.19 SD = ±2.72 | 7.87 SD = ±2.92 |
Balance | 8.63 SD = ±1.31 | 9.17 SD = ±1.16 | 8.73 SD = ±1.34 | 8.82 SD = ±1.30 | 8.27 SD = ±2.34 | 8.15 SD = ±2.55 | 8.99 SD = ±2.07 | 8.73 SD = ±2.23 |
Kick | 7.13 SD = ±1.50 | 7.58 SD = ±0.77 | 7.37 SD = ±1.04 | 7.39 SD = ±1.05 | 8.33 SD = ±1.92 | 8.09 SD = ±2.78 | 8.88 SD = ±1.88 | 8.65 SD = ±2.13 |
Bounce | 6.06 SD = ±2.21 | 6.60 SD = ±1.99 | 6.77 SD = ±1.68 | 6.66 SD = ±1.81 | 9.27 SD = ±1.44 | 8.15 SD = ±2.85 | 9.08 SD = ±2.10 | 8.89 SD = ±2.26 |
Catch | 5.13 SD = ±1.20 | 5.11 SD = ±1.01 | 5.43 SD = ±0.92 | 5.33 SD = ±0.98 | 7.07 SD = ±2.99 * | 8.62 SD = ±2.26 | 8.72 SD = ±2.34 * | 8.53 SD = ±2.43 |
LOC | 27.94 SD = ±6.04 | 30.81 SD = ±2.71 | 29.60 SD = ±4.22 | 29.71 SD = ±4.20 | 7.22 SD = ±3.08 | 7.33 SD = ±3.04 | 8.34 SD = ±2.54 | 7.63 SD = ±2.89 |
OC | 18.31 SD = ±3.44 | 19.11 SD = ±2.46 | 19.13 SD = ±2.98 | 19.04 SD = ±2.91 | 8.22 SD = ±2.12 | 8.29 SD = ±2.63 | 8.89 SD = ±2.11 | 8.47 SD = ±2.29 |
OMS | 46.25 SD = ±7.60 | 49.92 SD = ±3.80 | 48.74 SD = ±6.04 | 48.75 SD = ±5.84 | 53.53 SD = ±14.48 | 53.23 SD = ±17.46 | 59.62 SD = ±12.76 | 57.64 SD =±14.23 * |
PPSC | 16.64 SD = ±3.63 * | 17.89 SD = ±3.80 * | 19.54 SD = ±2.89 * | 18.89 SD = ±3.33 * |
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Farmer, O.; Belton, S.; O’Brien, W. The Relationship between Actual Fundamental Motor Skill Proficiency, Perceived Motor Skill Confidence and Competence, and Physical Activity in 8–12-Year-Old Irish Female Youth. Sports 2017, 5, 74. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports5040074
Farmer O, Belton S, O’Brien W. The Relationship between Actual Fundamental Motor Skill Proficiency, Perceived Motor Skill Confidence and Competence, and Physical Activity in 8–12-Year-Old Irish Female Youth. Sports. 2017; 5(4):74. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports5040074
Chicago/Turabian StyleFarmer, Orlagh, Sarahjane Belton, and Wesley O’Brien. 2017. "The Relationship between Actual Fundamental Motor Skill Proficiency, Perceived Motor Skill Confidence and Competence, and Physical Activity in 8–12-Year-Old Irish Female Youth" Sports 5, no. 4: 74. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports5040074