Comparison of motor competence in children aged 6-9 years across northern, central, and southern European regions.

Autor/inn/en	Laukkanen, Arto; Bardid, Farid; Lenoir, Matthieu; Lopes, Vítor P.; Vasankari, Tommi; Husu, Pauliina; Sääkslahti, Arja
Titel	Comparison of motor competence in children aged 6-9 years across northern, central, and southern European regions. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Vergleich der motorischen Kompetenz bei Kindern im Alter von 6 bis 9 Jahren in den Regionen Nord-, Mittel- und Südeuropas.
Quelle	In: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports, 30 (2020) 2, S. 349-360 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0905-7188; 1600-0838
DOI	10.1111/sms.13578
Schlagwörter	Varianzanalyse; Vergleichsuntersuchung; Motorische Leistungsfähigkeit; Test; Ethnizität; Kind; Gesundheitserziehung; Gesundheitsförderung; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitswesen; Sportmedizin; Sportmotorik; Sportsoziologie; Altersabhängigkeit; Internationaler Vergleich; Belgien; Europa; Finnland; Portugal
Abstract	The present study aimed to examine differences in motor competence (MC) in children aged 6-9 years old in northern, central, and southern European regions using the Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder (KTK). The secondary aim of the study was to examine interactions between region and children's age, sex, and weight status (determined as healthy weight or overweight/obese). Data were pooled from independent studies conducted in Finland (mean age 7.81 +/- 1.19 years, n = 690), Belgium (mean age 8.25 +/- 1.09 years, n = 1896), and Portugal (mean age 8.31 +/- 1.02 years, n = 758) between 2008 and 2016. Cross-cultural differences in MC and interaction effects were tested using ANOVAs and ANCOVAs. Age, sex, and BMI percentile were used as covariates. Geographical region significantly explained 19% of the variance in MC, while BMI (5%), sex (3%), and age (0.3%) were significant covariates. The interaction effect of region and age (5%), region and sex (0.6%), and region and BMI (0.2%) on MC was also significant. Cross-cultural differences in children's MC increased substantially across age, independent of weight status. Girls slightly underperformed in MC compared to boys in regions where the overall level of MC was lower. Interestingly, the association between body weight status and MC was relatively consistent across the regions. Future cross-cultural studies should further explore the influence of individual (eg, physical activity) and environmental (eg, physical activity and sport policy) factors on MC development. (Autor).
Erfasst von	Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Bonn
Update	2020/4