Advances in Motor Behavior and Child Health
A special issue of Sports (ISSN 2075-4663).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 July 2023) | Viewed by 2306
Special Issue Editors
Interests: motor behavior; physical activity; motor skill development; physical fitness; childhood obesity; physical education
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Being physically active is associated with several aspects of health (e.g., adiposity, physical fitness, cognitive development, and psychosocial health). However, the prevalence of young people with insufficient PA is high, being a concern for current and future generations. A promising way to improve engagement in PA and child health is fostering children’s motor competence. Children with adequate levels of motor competence appear to present higher perceived competence and are more engaged in physical education classes, sports, and other types of PA than their peers with poor motor skills; thus, motor competence can also be related to metabolic and mental health. On one hand, motor competence has been confirmed as a correlate of physical activity, perceived competence, physical fitness and weight status. On the other hand, less is known about the association of motor competence with other aspects of health, such as metabolic health, mental health, and cognitive development. Furthermore, there is still insufficient longitudinal evidence confirming motor competence as a predictor of physical activity and perceived competence in young people. Considering these gaps, this Special Issue aims at discussing how important motor competence is for engagement in PA as well as for health aspects across childhood and adolescence.
Dr. Daniel Das Virgens Chagas
Dr. Fotini Venetsanou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- motor competence
- physical activity
- physical fitness
- perceived competence
- weight status
- metabolic health
- cognitive development
- mental health
- children
- adolescents
