ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
A Narrative Review of Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents: What We Know and What We Need to Find Out.
Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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68 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Sustainable effects of a motor skill programme on physical activity levels in 7-8 years old children, in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.BMC pediatrics · 2024Trial
- ¡Miranos! An 8-Month Comprehensive Preschool Obesity Prevention Program in Low-Income Latino Children: Effects on Children's Gross Motor Development.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- Age-Related Associations Between Relative Handgrip Strength and Body Composition in Women with Obesity.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Validation and Cultural Adaptability of the MOBAK Test Battery for Assessing Fundamental Motor Skills in Chinese Children Aged 3-12 Years.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Design and test-retest reliability of a new test to assess motor competence in healthy older adults.GeroScience · 2026Article
- The interplay of actual and perceived motor competencies, physical activity and well-being: a child-centered approach.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Measuring Motor Competence in Mid-Adulthood: A Reliable Holistic Test (HOLMOT) Sensitive to Sex and Age Differences.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Differences in motor skill-related physical fitness between moderately thin and normal weight rural Ethiopian children (ages 5-7).Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Construct Validity of the MOBAK-KG Test for the Assessment of Basic Motor Competencies in Colombian Preschoolers.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- School stakeholders' perceptions of physical education teachers' core tasks-defining professional boundaries and increasing the relevancy of the subject.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Developing evidence-informed pathways for long-term engagement in cycling for the United States.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Efficacy of exercise-based interventions for pain intensity in children and adolescents with nonspecific chronic low back pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Review
- Building From a Stable Foundation? Understanding Stability Skill Proficiency in British Children in the First Year of School.Child: care, health and development · 2026Article
- Motor skills influence social function through health-related fitness in children with autism: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Normative reference values and factorial structure of the fundamental motor competence in Spanish preschoolers: implications for early pediatric assessment and intervention.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Fundamental Movement/Motor Skills as an Important Component of Physical Literacy and Bridge to Physical Activity: A Scoping Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Adherence to different types of sports shapes motor competence development in preschool children.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Secular Trends of Children's Physical Fitness and the Impact of the COVID-Pandemic for Years 2012 to 2023.Sports medicine - open · 2025Article
- Relationship Between the Use of Screens and the Motor Development of Children from 8 to 10 Years of Age.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
8 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Lack of physical activity is a global public health problem causing not only morbidity and premature mortality, but it is also a major economic burden worldwide. One of the cornerstones of a physically active lifestyle is Motor Competence (MC). MC is a complex biocultural attribute and therefore, its study requires a multi-sectoral, multi-, inter- and transdisciplinary approach. MC is a growing area of research, especially in children and adolescents due to its positive association with a plethora of health and developmental outcomes. Many questions, however, remain to be answered in this field of research, with regard to: (i) Health and Developmental-related Associations of MC; (ii) Assessment of MC; (iii) Prevalence and Trends of MC; (iv) Correlates and Determinants of MC; (v) MC Interventions, and (vi) Translating MC Research into Practice and Policy. This paper presents a narrative review of the literature, summarizing current knowledge, identifying key research gaps and presenting questions for future investigation on MC in children and adolescents. This is a collaborative effort from the International Motor Competence Network (IMCNetwork) a network of academics and researchers aiming to promote international collaborative research and knowledge translation in the expansive field of MC. The knowledge and deliverables generated by addressing and answering the aforementioned research questions on MC presented in this review have the potential to shape the ways in which researchers and practitioners promote MC and physical activity in children and adolescents across the world.
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