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Association between Actual and Perceived Motor Competence in School Children
Jaime Carcamo-oyarzunIsaac EstevanChristian Herrmannsubject
MaleMovementHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisPhysical activitylcsh:MedicineArticleStructural equation modelingDevelopmental psychologyCorrelation03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinegenderHumansmotor development030212 general & internal medicineChildExerciseCompetence (human resources)Motor skillfundamental movement skillsFactor analysislcsh:RPublic Health Environmental and Occupational Health030229 sport sciencesObject controlSelf Conceptself-perceptionInvariance testingMotor SkillsFemaleFactor Analysis StatisticalPsychologydescription
(1) Background: The association between actual and perceived motor competence (MC) is one of the underlying mechanisms that influence the practice of physical activity. This study mainly aimed to analyze the structure and correlations between actual and perceived MC in schoolchildren and to compare actual and perceived MC between girls and boys. (2) Methods: A total of 467 fifth and sixth graders (43.9% girls, M = 11.26, SD = 0.70) participated. Actual and perceived MC were assessed. To examine the proposed four factor models, structural equation models (factor analyses, latent correlations, invariance testing for gender) were conducted. Student t-test for independent samples was used to compare boys and girls. (3) Results: Proposed models achieved acceptable fit values with moderate correlation between the factors according to the type of MC in actual and perceived MC. Invariant factor structure in boys and girls was revealed. Boys performed and perceived themselves higher in object control than girls
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-14 | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |