Associations among Motor Competence, Physical Activity, Perceived Motor Competence, and Aerobic Fitness in 10–15-Year-Old Youth †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Participants
2.2. Study Design
2.2.1. Bruininks–Oseretsky Test Analysis Test for Motor Proficiency
2.2.2. Perceived Motor Competence
2.2.3. Physical Activity Assessment
2.2.4. Health-Related Fitness Assessment
2.2.5. Data Treatment and Statistical Analyses
3. Results
Participant Characteristics
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Mean (SD) | n (%) |
---|---|---|
Age (y) | 12.2 (1.7) | |
Mass (kg) | 50.5 (16.2) | |
Height (cm) | 157.2 (13.1) | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 20.0 (4.2) | |
Weight Status | ||
Underweight | 1 (2.1) | |
Healthy Weight | 33 (70.2) | |
Overweight | 10 (21.3) | |
Obese | 3 (6.4) | |
Maturity Offset | ||
Pre-Peak Height Velocity | 42 (89.4) | |
At-Peak Height Velocity | 3 (6.4) | |
Post-Peak Height Velocity | 2 (4.3) | |
Sex | ||
Male | 26 (55.3) | |
Female | 21 (44.7) | |
Race | ||
Caucasian | 47 (100) |
Variable | Aerobic Capacity | Motor Competence | Perceived Motor Competence | MVPA |
---|---|---|---|---|
BMI | −0.295 * | −0.207 | −0.318 * | −0.358 * |
Aerobic Capacity | 0.469 ** | 0.682 ** | 0.243 | |
Motor Competence | 0.416 ** | −0.012 | ||
Perceived Motor Competence | 0.212 |
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Coe, D.P.; Post, E.M.; Fitzhugh, E.C.; Fairbrother, J.T.; Webster, E.K. Associations among Motor Competence, Physical Activity, Perceived Motor Competence, and Aerobic Fitness in 10–15-Year-Old Youth. Children 2024, 11, 260. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11020260
Coe DP, Post EM, Fitzhugh EC, Fairbrother JT, Webster EK. Associations among Motor Competence, Physical Activity, Perceived Motor Competence, and Aerobic Fitness in 10–15-Year-Old Youth. Children. 2024; 11(2):260. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11020260
Chicago/Turabian StyleCoe, Dawn P., Emily M. Post, Eugene C. Fitzhugh, Jeffrey T. Fairbrother, and E. Kipling Webster. 2024. "Associations among Motor Competence, Physical Activity, Perceived Motor Competence, and Aerobic Fitness in 10–15-Year-Old Youth" Children 11, no. 2: 260. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11020260