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Parental and Peer Support Matters: A Broad Umbrella of the Role of Perceived Social Support in the Association between Children’s Perceived Motor Competence and Physical Activity

Cristina MenescardiIsaac Estevan

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MaleHealth Toxicology and Mutagenesisparents supportpeer supportPeer supportArticleStructural equation modelingDevelopmental psychology03 medical and health sciencesSocial support0302 clinical medicinemovement behaviormotor developmentHumans030212 general & internal medicineChildAssociation (psychology)Path analysis (statistics)ExerciseCompetence (human resources)fundamental movement skillsMotor skillRPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthSocial Support030229 sport sciencesTest (assessment)self-perceptionMotor SkillsMedicineFemalePsychology

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(1) Background: This study aimed to examine the role of social support in the relationship between perceived motor competence (MC) and physical activity (PA), according to the conceptual model of Motor Development. (2) Methods: Participants were 518 students (46.5% girls), 8–12 years old. By using a structural equation modeling approach, path analysis was used to test the actual-perceived MC relationship and the mediating influence of social support on the perceived MC–PA relationship. Analyses were done with age and sex as covariates. (3) Results: The results showed a good model fit (CFI = 0.98

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2021-06-21International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126646