No Cover Image

Journal article 518 views 284 downloads

Youth motor competence promotion model: a quantitative investigation into modifiable factors

Richard Tyler, Kelly Mackintosh Orcid Logo, Lawrence Foweather, Lowri C. Edwards, Gareth Stratton Orcid Logo

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Volume: 23, Issue: 10, Pages: 955 - 961

Swansea University Authors: Kelly Mackintosh Orcid Logo, Gareth Stratton Orcid Logo

  • 53904.pdf

    PDF | Accepted Manuscript

    Released under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License (CC-BY-NC-ND).

    Download (542.38KB)

Abstract

ObjectivesThis study aimed to quantify the relationships between enabling, predisposing and reinforcing ecological factors on motor competence and investigate potential sex, weight status, and school level differences.MethodsData were collected from 429 children (52% boys; aged 11.1 ± 0.6 years; 87%...

Full description

Published in: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
ISSN: 1440-2440
Published: Elsevier BV 2020
Online Access: Check full text

URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53904
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Abstract: ObjectivesThis study aimed to quantify the relationships between enabling, predisposing and reinforcing ecological factors on motor competence and investigate potential sex, weight status, and school level differences.MethodsData were collected from 429 children (52% boys; aged 11.1 ± 0.6 years; 87% white British). Cardiorespiratory fitness (20 m Multistage Shuttle Run), muscular strength (Handgrip Strength) and online questionnaire (Child Health and Activity Tool; CHAT) data on moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, sport participation and available surrounding physical activity facilities were included as enabling variables. Three predisposing variables were determined from self-report data on benefits/barriers to exercise, adequacy, and predilection. Parental/guardian physical activity levels and persons whom participate in physical activity and sport with the participant (CHAT) were selected as reinforcing variables. Motor competence was determined from cumulative scores for Dragon Challenge tasks (Balance Bench, Core Agility, Wobble Spot, Overarm Throw, Basketball Dribble, Catch, Jumping Patterns, T-Agility, Sprint). Confirmatory Factor Analysis assessed the fit of measured variables into latent factors. Structural equation modelling evaluated relationships between these latent factors.ResultsMotor competence was directly affected by the enabling factor (β = 0.50,p < 0.001) but indirectly affected by reinforcing and predisposing factors, mediated by the enabling factor (β=0.13, p = 0.014; β=0.25, p = 0.002). Multi-group comparisons showed that each of these effects did not differ by sex, weight status or school level (p > 0.05).ConclusionsThis study demonstrated that enabling factors are crucial for the development of motor competence. This is the first study to quantify an ecological model with motor competence as the endogenous variable and is key to future interventions.
Keywords: Motor competence, Children, Ecological Model, Enabling, Predisposing, Reinforcing
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Funders: This work was supported by postgraduate support from the Swansea University Scholarship Fund.
Issue: 10
Start Page: 955
End Page: 961