ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Association between Physical Activity and Fundamental Movement Skills in Preschool-Aged Children: Does Perceived Movement Skill Competence Mediate This Relationship?
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- Comparative Effectiveness of Physical Activity Intervention Programs on Motor Skills in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of a teacher-led social cognitive theory-based multicomponent movement education program on preschoolers' fundamental movement skills and physical activity: the PA-REALITY cluster-randomized controlled trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Trial
- The impact of learn, exercise, and game structured curriculum model on physical activity in children aged 3-6 years.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Advancing movement and physical literacy earlier (AMPLE) program for promoting physical literacy and executive function among young children: study protocol of a cluster randomized crossover trial.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Effects of physical activity interventions on fundamental movement skills and cognitive function in early childhood: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Journal of sport and health science · 2025Review
- Characteristics of Children with an Undesirable Motor Competence Development During the Transition from Early to Middle Childhood: Results of a 2-Year Longitudinal Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Correlations between Physical Activity Participation and Anthropometric Features with Gross and Fine Motor Skills in School Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.International journal of school health · 2024Article
- Examining Relationships among Chinese Preschool Children's Meeting 24-Hour Movement Guidelines and Fundamental Movement Skills.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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- The effects of football practice on children's fundamental movement skills: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Review
- Does Perceived Competence Mediate between Ball Skills and Children's Physical Activity and Enjoyment?Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe purpose of this research is to examine whether perceived fundamental movement skills (FMS) competence mediated the relationship between actual FMS and physical activity (PA) in Hong Kong preschool-aged children.
designA cross-sectional study.
methods148 preschool-aged children (43% girls; mean age = 4.52 ± 0.67 years) from five preschools/childcare centres completed all assessments. Actual FMS was rated using the Test of Gross Motor Development-2, whilst perceived FMS was assessed via the Pictorial Scale for Perceived Movement Skill Competence. PA was measured through accelerometry. A bootstrap method was used to assess the potential mediating effect of perceived movement skill competence on the relationship between actual FMS and PA. All mediation models were adjusted for sex and age.
resultsMediation analyses showed that the direct path between actual FMS and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) was significant (b = 0.228,
conclusionsOur results showed evidence of reciprocal pathways between actual FMS and MVPA, reinforcing the need to simultaneously target both domains as part of broader developmental strategies, initiated in early childhood. Unlike emergent adolescence, perceptions of movement skill competence do not play a significant role in influencing the relationship between actual FMS proficiency and MVPA in this developmental period.
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