Perceived Physical Competence Predicts Gains in Children's Locomotor but Not Ball Skills across an Intervention.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this pre/post experimental study was to examine if children's perceived physical competence predicted changes in motor skills across an intervention. Sixty-seven children (Mage = 53.2 ± 3.7 months) participated in a 16-week, mastery-climate motor skill intervention. Perceived physical competence was assessed before the intervention using the physical competence subscale of the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance for Young Children. Motor skills were assessed using the Test of Gross Motor Development-3rd Edition before and after the intervention. Results revealed that controlling for pretest skills, perceived physical competence significantly predicted posttest locomotor (p < 0.05) and total skills (p < 0.05) but did not predict posttest ball skills

SUBMITTER: Palmer KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8199753 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature