scholarly journals The 24-h Movement Compositions in Weekday, Weekend Day or Four-Day Periods Differentially Associate with Fundamental Movement Skills

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 828
Author(s):  
Clare M. P. Roscoe ◽  
Michael J. Duncan ◽  
Cain C. T. Clark
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Compositional Data ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Compositional Data Analysis ◽  
Motor Competence ◽  
Object Control ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Movement Skills ◽  
Fundamental Movement Skills ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between weekday, weekend day and four-day physical activity (PA) behaviours and fundamental movement skills (FMS) in British preschool children from a low socio-economic status background using compositional data analysis (CoDA). One hundred and eighty-five preschool children aged 3–4 years provided objectively assessed PA and sedentary behaviour (SB) data (GENEActiv accelerometer) and FMS (TGMD-2). The association of 24-h movement behaviours with FMS was explored using CoDA and isotemporal substitution (R Core Team, 3.6.1). When data were considered compositionally (SB, light PA (LPA), moderate and vigorous PA (MVPA)) and adjusted for age, BMI and sex, the weekday-derived composition predicted total motor competence (r2 = 0.07), locomotor (r2 = 0.08) and object control skills (r2 = 0.09); the weekend day-derived composition predicted total motor competence (r2 = 0.03) and object control skills (r2 = 0.03), the 4-day-derived composition predicted total motor competence (r2 = 0.07), locomotor (r2 = 0.07) and object control skills (r2 = 0.06) (all p < 0.05). Reallocation of 5 min of LPA at the expense of any behaviour was associated with significant improvements in total motor competence, locomotor and object control skills; for weekend-derived behaviours, MVPA was preferential. Considering movement behaviours over different time periods is required to better understand the effect of the 24-h movement composition on FMS in preschool children.

scholarly journals Foundational Movement Skills and Play Behaviors during Recess among Preschool Children: A Compositional Analysis

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 543
Author(s):  
Lawrence Foweather ◽  
Matteo Crotti ◽  
Jonathan D. Foulkes ◽  
Mareesa V. O’Dwyer ◽  
Till Utesch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Compositional Data ◽  
Compositional Analysis ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Compositional Data Analysis ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Portable Equipment ◽  
Object Control ◽  
Movement Skills ◽  
Play Behaviors

This study aimed to examine the associations between play behaviors during preschool recess and foundational movement skills (FMS) in typically developing preschool children. One hundred and thirty-three children (55% male; mean age 4.7 ± 0.5 years) from twelve preschools were video-assessed for six locomotor and six object-control FMS using the Champs Motor Skill Protocol. A modified System for Observing Children’s Activity and Relationships during Play assessed play behaviors during preschool recess. Associations between the composition of recess play behaviors with FMS were analyzed using compositional data analysis and linear regression. Results: Relative to time spent in other types of play behaviors, time spent in play without equipment was positively associated with total and locomotor skills, while time spent in locomotion activities was negatively associated with total and locomotor skills. No associations were found between activity level and group size play behavior compositions and FMS. The findings suggest that activity type play behaviors during recess are associated with FMS. While active games without equipment appear beneficial, preschool children may need a richer playground environment, including varied fixed and portable equipment, to augment the play-based development of FMS.

scholarly journals Do Children Accurately Estimate Their Performance of Fundamental Movement Skills?

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Almeida ◽  
Carlos Luz ◽  
Rui Martins ◽  
Rita Cordovil
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Motor Competence ◽  
Balance Beam ◽  
Actual Performance ◽  
Movement Skills ◽  
Fundamental Movement Skills ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Walking Backward

An inaccurate perception of motor competence might compromise the engagement of children in physical activities and might be a problem in terms of safety in physical education classes or at playgrounds. The relationship between estimation and actual performance in children with different levels of performance in fundamental movement skills (FMS) was analyzed. Three hundred and three children (aged 6–10 years) were ranked according to their performance in FMS tasks: jumping, kicking, throwing, and walking backward (WB) on a balance beam. Tertiles were created for each task according to children’s performance. Before performing the tasks, children estimated their maximum performance. Absolute percent errors (i.e., deviation percentage from accurate estimations) and error tendency (i.e., frequency of underestimations, right judgments, or overestimations) were calculated. All performance groups tended to overestimate their skills at all tasks, except for the upper tertile group at the WB task (underestimation tendency). After controlling for age, children in the lower tertiles were consistently less accurate than children in the upper tertiles, exhibiting greater absolute percent errors for all the tasks. The overestimation tendency that was found might positively influence children’s engagement in physical activities, but unrealistic estimations might be a problem in terms of safety.

scholarly journals Investigating the Age-Related Association between Perceived Motor Competence and Actual Motor Competence in Adolescence

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (17) ◽  
pp. 6361
Author(s):  
Conor Philpott ◽  
Brian Donovan ◽  
Sarahjane Belton ◽  
Diarmuid Lester ◽  
Michael Duncan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Future Research ◽  
Motor Competence ◽  
Functional Movement ◽  
Movement Skills ◽  
Fundamental Movement Skills ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Adolescent Perceptions ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Related Association

Irish adolescents have been found to possess high perceptions of motor competence. However, there is an evidential value to investigating the strength of the relationship between adolescent perceptions of motor competence and their low levels of actual motor competence. The purpose of this research was to gather data on the fundamental, functional, and perceived motor competence in adolescents, differentiated by year group, to discern if participants could assess their perceptions of ability. Data were collected on adolescents (N = 373; mean age: 14.38 ± 0.87 years; 47.7% female) across six second-level schools in Ireland, including measurements of fundamental movement skills, functional movement, and perceived motor competence. Poor levels of fundamental and functional movement were observed, with significant differences between year groups detected. Participants in 1st year scored the highest in overall fundamental movement skills; however, for overall functional movement, 3rd-year participants scored highest. High levels of perceived motor competence were reported across the entire sample. These scores did not align with actual motor competence, nor did any alignment between these measurements improve with aging, countering theorized age-related associations. Future research should target low levels of actual motor competence while emphasizing the cognitive aspects of movement to ensure greater accuracy between actual and perceived motor competence.

The Relationship Between Fundamental Movement Skills and Physical Self-Perception Among Adolescent Girls

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (s2) ◽  
pp. S378-S390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vaimanino Rogers ◽  
Lisa M. Barnett ◽  
Natalie Lander
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
Intervention Development ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Object Control ◽  
Movement Skills ◽  
Fundamental Movement Skills ◽  
Competence Scale ◽  
Multiple Levels ◽  
The Relationship

This study aimed to explore the relationship between fundamental movement skills (FMS) and multiple levels of physical self-perception among early adolescent girls. The Victorian FMS Teachers’ Manual was used to measure actual FMS. Perceptions were measured using the Physical Self-Perception Profile and the Perceived Movement Skill Competence Scale. Pearson’s correlations assessed the association between FMS and each level of physical self-perception. General linear models, adjusting for potential confounders, were conducted to explore the relationship between FMS and multiple levels of physical self-perception. A total of 173 Australian girls (M = 12.48 years, SD = .34) had complete data. Results found positive moderate and significant associations between actual FMS and physical self-perception, perceived sports competence, and, to a lesser degree, perceived FMS. Actual and perceived object control skill were also moderately associated, but there was no association between actual and perceived locomotor skill. After adjusting for potential confounders, FMS remained a significant predictor of each level of perception in each model, except for locomotor skill. These findings are important for future intervention development to improve both actual and perceived FMS, particularly in object control skill, which has been identified as a predictor of subsequent physical activity.

scholarly journals Relationships between Fundamental Movement Skills and Objectively Measured Physical Activity in Preschool Children

2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 436-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dylan P. Cliff ◽  
Anthony D. Okely ◽  
Leif M. Smith ◽  
Kim McKeen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Object Control ◽  
Gross Motor Development ◽  
Fundamental Movement Skills ◽  
Objectively Measured ◽  
The Relationship

Gender differences in cross-sectional relationships between fundamental movement skill (FMS) subdomains (locomotor skills, object-control skills) and physical activity were examined in preschool children. Forty-six 3- to 5-year-olds (25 boys) had their FMS video assessed (Test of Gross Motor Development II) and their physical activity objectively monitored (Actigraph 7164 accelerometers). Among boys, object-control skills were associated with physical activity and explained 16.9% (p = .024) and 13.7% (p = .049) of the variance in percent of time in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and total physical activity, respectively, after controlling for age, SES and z-BMI. Locomotor skills were inversely associated with physical activity among girls, and explained 19.2% (p = .023) of the variance in percent of time in MVPA after controlling for confounders. Gender and FMS subdomain may influence the relationship between FMS and physical activity in preschool children.

Poverty and Threat Reactivity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lou Safra ◽  
Coralie Chevallier ◽  
Amine Sijilmassi
Keyword(s):  
Economic Status ◽  
Correlational Study ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
The Relationship

A correlational study to test the relationship between socio-economic status and reactivity to threats.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document