Vermeij, W. (Willeke) (2018) Relationships between perceived motor competence, motivation and motor skill performance in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder. thesis, Sport Sciences.
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Introduction: Perception of physical competences can be described as the awareness and belief of own movement capabilities of an individual and is believed to be an important psychological need in learning motor skills in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). It has been suggested that lower levels of perceived competence in children with DCD may lead to lower levels of performing motor skills and motivation to practice motor skills. Aim: The first aim of this study was to examine the association between perceived competence and actual motor skill performance in children with DCD between 6 and 12 years old. The second aim of this study was to investigate whether the relationship was mediated by motivation. Methods: Thirty-six children, diagnosed with DCD, aged 6-13 years (Mean = 8.39 years; 20 boys and 16 girls) completed the Movement assessment Battery for Children – Second Edition, an adapted version of the Behavioral Regulations in Physical Education Questionnaire and the Motor Competence Experience Questionnaire. Pearson’s correlations and multiple regression analyses were performed to examine the relationships between levels of perceived competence and motivation with motor skills performance. Results: Moderate correlations were found between overall perceived competence and motivation (r = .34-.43). No significant relationships were found between both levels of perceived competence and motivation with motor skill performance. Regression analyses showed that overall perceived competence is a significant predictor of autonomous motivation (B = .056, p<.05) and perceived gross competence is a significant predictor of overall motivation (B = .070, p<.05). Due to missing significant relationships, mediation analysis could not be performed. Conclusion: Perceived competence seems to be an important factor for motivation, but not for motor skill performance in children with DCD. Future research should focus on longitudinal research in larger sample sizes, varying in complexity on motor skill performance. Keywords: perceived competence, motivation, motor skill performance, developmental coordination disorder, children
| Item Type: | Thesis (UNSPECIFIED) |
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| Supervisor name: | Hartman, dr. E. |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 24 May 2022 10:00 |
| Last Modified: | 24 May 2022 10:00 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3433 |
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