Vries, E. de (2016) The relationship between motor competence, perceived competence and sedentary behaviour in children (aged 8-12 years old) with a learning delay. thesis, Sport Sciences.
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Children nowadays are spending lots of their time in sedentary behaviour. Especially children with a learning delay are likely to withdraw from physical activity, which might lead to an increased prevalence of obesity among this subgroup. Motor competence and perceived competence are considered as important factors that contribute to the health of children, because of their potential effects on physical activity. The aim of the study was to investigate whether there was a negative (-) relationship between motor competence and sedentary behaviour in children (aged 8 to 12 years old) with a learning delay. Secondary, the hypothesis that perceived competence is a mediator in the relationship between motor competence and sedentary behaviour was investigated. A sample of 44 children (35 boys, 9 girls) performed tests on motor competence and perceived competence. Motor competence was measured with the Bruininks-Oseretsky test, 2nd edition (BOT-2), perceived competence with the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance (PSPC-SA). Finally, sedentary behaviour was retrieved from accelerometer data. Regression analyses indicated that there was a significant negative (-) relationship between motor competence and sedentary behaviour (p = .046). Furthermore, there was a significant positive relationship between motor competence and perceived competence (p = .003). However, perceived competence was not related to sedentary behaviour and was therefore not a mediator in the relationship between motor competence and sedentary behaviour. The development of motor competence might provide multiple avenues for engaging in physical activity and therefore reducing time spent in sedentary behaviour in children with a learning delay.
| Item Type: | Thesis (UNSPECIFIED) |
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| Supervisor name: | Smith, dr. J. |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 04 May 2022 08:13 |
| Last Modified: | 04 May 2022 08:13 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3205 |
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