Introduction:despite the discrepancies between process and product-oriented motor assessments, some hybrid tests exist in the literature thatprovide a more comprehensive approach.Objective: thestudy explored the associations between process and hybrid-orientedmotorassessments in Spanish adolescents to test possible overlapping motor competence (MC)...
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) offers a comprehensive bio-psycho-social model for evaluating the multifaceted needs of individuals with disabilities. While its adoption in healthcare settings is widespread, its utilization within the domain of physical activity interventions, particularly for adolescen...
Published in Frontiers in Public Health
Background It has been suggested that higher levels of fundamental motor skills (FMS) promote the physical health of preschool-aged children. The impacts of structured and unstructured interventions on FMS in children aged 10–16 years have been widely acknowledged in previous studies. However, there is a lack of relevant studies in preschool-aged c...
Low motor competence (MC) has been associated with lower physical activity (PA) and long-term health risks in children. Less is known about sex-specific patterns and associations during early school age. The aim of this study was to explore how motor difficulties are associated with PA levels, screen time, and organised sports participation (OSP). ...
Published in Frontiers in Psychology
Background Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition with unique differences in social interaction, communication, and a spectrum of behavioral characteristics. In the past, motor disturbance in individuals with ASD has not been considered a significant core deficit due to the predominant focus on sociability and communicatio...
The purpose of the present study was to carry out a systematic review and a meta-analysis determining the effects of sports game intervention on fundamental motor skills in children. This paper presented a systematic review from 2001 to 2020, including the databases of Web of Science, EBSCO, Science, PubMed and Springer. (1) Participants comprised ...
There is some, albeit inconsistent, evidence supporting sex differences in preschoolers' motor competence (MC), with these observations not uniform when analyzed by age, and cultural groups. Thus, this study examined sex differences across ages in 3- to 5-year-old children's MC. A cross-country pooled sample of 6241 children aged 3-5 years (49.6% g...
This study aimed to establish reference values to categorize the levels of motor competence of students between 10 and 12 years of age, according to sex and age. A total of 1010 students (48.4% girls) in 5th and 6th grade of primary school from 16 schools in La Araucanía, Chile, participated in the study. The Spanish version of the MOBAK 5-6 test w...
Published in Frontiers in Psychology
Purpose Physical fitness and fundamental motor skills are two important aspects for the healthy development of preschoolers. Despite the growing interest in clarifying their relationship, the scarcity of longitudinal studies prevents us from understanding causality. Method This study employed a cross-lagged model with two time points to investigate...
Published in Frontiers in Psychiatry
Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a severe public health concern, and most of the children with ASD experience a substantial delay in FMS. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of exercise interventions in improving FMS in children with ASD, and provide evidence to support the scientific use of exercise interventions in pract...
