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Direct linkMaria Kasanen; Arto Laukkanen; Donna Niemistö; Asko Tolvanen; Francisco Ortega; Arja Sääkslahti – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2024
The worldwide increase in childhood overweight and obesity underscores the need to study variables like fundamental movement skill (FMS) levels from early childhood. This study investigated the bidirectional longitudinal relationship between body mass index (BMI) and process-oriented FMSs, including locomotor skills and object control skills in…
Descriptors: Time, Body Composition, Psychomotor Skills, Children
Maria Kasanen; Arto Laukkanen; Donna Niemistö; Jimi Kotkajuuri; Nanne-Mari Luukkainen; Arja Sääkslahti – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2023
This study was conducted to determine how total fundamental movement skill (FMS) score and, separately, locomotor skill (LMS), and object control skill scores in children 3-8 years old predicted their specific-intensity physical activity 3 years later. Overall, 441 Finnish children (51.7% female, baseline mean age of 5.6 years) participated in the…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Physical Activity Level, Children, Predictor Variables
Kolunsarka, Iiris; Gråstén, Arto; Huhtiniemi, Mikko; Jaakkola, Timo – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2022
Engagement in physical activity plays a central role in the prevention and treatment of childhood overweight/obesity. However, some children may lack the skills and confidence to be physically active. This 3-year follow-up study aimed to form profiles based on cardiorespiratory fitness, actual motor competence, perceived motor competence, physical…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Self Esteem, Preadolescents, Body Weight
