Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Anne Strotmeyer, Christian Herrmann, Miriam Kehne
Summary: Physical self-concept and motor competencies are important for the development of a physically active lifestyle. This study found that the relationship between perceived motor competencies and actual motor competencies strengthened over time, particularly in object control. The impact of actual motor competencies on physical self-concept was more strongly mediated by perceived motor competencies in object control compared to locomotor. Therefore, strategies for promoting physical activity should focus on the development of motor competencies, especially in object control, and perceived motor competencies during childhood.
PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Zhenya Chang, Wei Lei
Summary: The study found that physical activity has a protective effect on daytime sleep duration in preschool children, while sedentary behavior has a negative impact on nighttime sleep duration. Screen-type sedentary behaviors may lead to a reduction in nighttime sleep duration, but quiet learning sedentary behaviors do not have a significant correlation with sleep duration. Gender and socioeconomic status are important factors influencing the relationship between physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep duration in preschool children.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Review
Pediatrics
Chipo Malambo, Aneta Nova, Cain Clark, Martin Musalek
Summary: This study systematically reviewed the association between fundamental movement skills (FMS), motor competence (MC), physical activity (PA), physical fitness (PF), and executive functions (EFs) in preschool-aged children. The findings showed weak correlations or insufficient evidence for the associations between FMS, PA, PF, and EFs, but a moderately strong association between MC and working memory. Only half of the included studies were of high methodological quality, and there was significant diversity in the diagnostic tools used.
Article
Sport Sciences
Stewart G. Trost, Denise S. K. Brookes
Summary: An 8-week exposure to a digital application aimed at promoting motor competence within a family environment was effective in improving fundamental movement skills (FMS) proficiency in preschool-aged children. Results suggest further investigation in larger trials is warranted.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jing-Yi Zhang, Qi-Qi Shen, Dong-Ling Wang, Jin-Mei Hou, Tong Xia, Shou Qiu, Xiao-Ye Wang, Si-Bo Zhou, Wen-Wen Yang, Si-Yu Heng, Can-Can Lu, Lei Cui, Heng-Chan Yin
Summary: This study investigated the effects of a 12-week physical activity intervention on working memory and motor competence in preschool children. The results showed significant improvements in working memory and motor competence in the intervention group compared to the control group. Additionally, changes in working memory were positively correlated with changes in static and dynamic balance and overall motor competence.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Dandan Ke, Dajiang Lu, Guang Cai, Xiaofei Wang, Jing Zhang, Koya Suzuki
Summary: This study found that skeletal age is associated with skill-related physical fitness performance, while it showed weak correlation with health-related performance. After adjusting for height and weight, skeletal age had very weak correlation with both health and skill-related physical fitness. In contrast, chronological age had stronger associations with skill-related physical fitness, especially for preschool children where relative age had a greater influence on performance.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2021)
Article
Sport Sciences
Jocelyn L. K. Tan, Anna-Mari Yla-Kojola, Johan G. Eriksson, Minna K. Salonen, Niko Wasenius, Nicolas H. Hart, Paola Chivers, Timo Rantalainen, Aulikki Lano, Harri Piitulainen
Summary: This study found that individuals at risk of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) have lower levels of physical activity in adulthood. It also showed that those at risk of DCD spent more time in sedentary activities and less time in vigorous physical activity.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Anthony D. Okely, Katharina E. Kariippanon, Hongyan Guan, Ellie K. Taylor, Thomas Suesse, Penny L. Cross, Kar Hau Chong, Adang Suherman, Ali Turab, Amanda E. Staiano, Amy S. Ha, Asmaa El Hamdouchi, Aqsa Baig, Bee Koon Poh, Borja Del Pozo-Cruz, Cecilia H. S. Chan, Christine Delisle Nystrom, Denise Koh, E. Kipling Webster, Himangi Lubree, Hong Kim Tang, Issad Baddou, Jesus Del Pozo-Cruz, Jyh Eiin Wong, Kuston Sultoni, Maria Nacher, Marie Lof, Mingming Cui, Mohammad Sorowar Hossain, P. W. Prasad Chathurangana, Uddhavi Kand, V. P. Pujitha Wickramasinghe, Rebecca Calleia, Shameema Ferdous, Thanh Van Kim, Xiaojuan Wang, Catherine E. Draper
Summary: The impact of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic on young children's movement behaviors varied between low- and middle-income countries and high-income countries. Children from LMICs were more likely to meet physical activity and sedentary screen time guidelines, while children with parents experiencing higher stress levels were less likely to meet all three guidelines recommended by the World Health Organization.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Bruno G. G. da Costa, Brenda Bruner, Graydon H. Raymer, Sara M. Scharoun Benson, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Tara McGoey, Greg Rickwood, Jennifer Robertson-Wilson, Travis J. Saunders, Barbi Law
Summary: This study examines the association between physical activity, sedentary behavior, and mental health among Canadian school-aged children and adolescents throughout the day. The findings suggest that replacing sedentary behavior with light physical activity during specific time periods may benefit students' mental health.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Michael J. Duncan, Charlotte Hall, Emma Eyre, Lisa M. Barnett, Rob S. James
Summary: The study shows that mastery of fundamental movement skills in preschoolers at the age of four predicts their BMI and sedentary time at the age of five.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Natalie Lander, Steven Lewis, Darius Nahavandi, Kyler Amsbury, Lisa M. Barnett
Summary: Continuing professional development (CPD) is crucial for teachers to maintain and update their knowledge and skills in best practices. Research on physical education CPD (PE-CPD) has shown that current provisions are ineffective, but online programs could offer a more accessible and effective alternative. Teachers express motivation for online PE-CPD, yet remain cautious due to concerns about lack of community support. Recommendations include evidence-based, interactive programs that focus on pedagogical content knowledge and facilitate communities of practice.
SPORT EDUCATION AND SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Rohan M. Telford, Lisa S. Olive, Richard D. Telford
Summary: The Active Early Learning intervention can improve children's gross and fine motor skills. However, simply introducing more physical literacy promoting activities does not guarantee overall improvement in motor skills, and specific motor skill instruction is necessary in childcare settings.
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN SPORT
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Kristoffer Buene Vabo, Katrine Nyvoll Aadland, Steven James Howard, Eivind Aadland
Summary: The intensity of physical activity in preschool children is weakly associated with numeracy and inhibition abilities.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Hilary A. T. Caldwell, Nicole A. Proudfoot, Natascja A. DiCristofaro, John Cairney, Steven R. Bray, Brian W. Timmons
Summary: Longitudinal physical activity patterns from preschool to school-age were found to be associated with physical literacy in this study. Higher levels of physical activity were related to better physical literacy in school-age children.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Anna Tiden, Gunilla Brun Sundblad, Suzanne Lundvall
Summary: This study analyzed the impact of assessed movement ability, cultural capital, and sports habitus at the age of 15 on exercise habits and interest in sport and physical activity as young adults. The findings suggest that having a high level of movement ability at age 15 can influence physical activity levels later in life, but a low level of movement ability at that age does not necessarily prevent young adults from developing a taste for sports and physical activity. Habitus plays a key role in shaping individuals' actions and may contradict earlier habits, while gender differences appear to be less pronounced in young adults. Further research is needed to better understand how young people's movement narratives are constructed to support their interest in physical activity.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT PEDAGOGY
(2021)
Article
Sport Sciences
Ada Kristine Ofrim Nilsen, Sigmund Alfred Anderssen, Einar Ylvisaaker, Kjersti Johannessen, Eivind Aadland
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS
(2019)
Article
Sport Sciences
Ada K. O. Nilsen, S. A. Anderssen, J. M. Loftesnes, K. Johannessen, E. Ylvisaaker, E. Aadland
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2020)
Article
Sport Sciences
Eivind Aadland, Ada Kristine Ofrim Nilsen, Einar Ylvisaker, Kjersti Johannessen, Sigmund Alfred Anderssen
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2020)
Article
Sport Sciences
Eivind Aadland, Ada Kristine Ofrim Nilsen, Lars Bo Andersen, Alex V. Rowlands, Olav Martin Kvalheim
Summary: This study compared three different methods for determining associations between spectrum descriptors of physical activity and relevant outcomes in children. The results showed that multivariate pattern analysis explained the most variance in both datasets, likely due to utilizing more information available from the intensity spectra.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Sport Sciences
Einar Ylvisaker, Ada Kristine Ofrim Nilsen, Kjersti Johannessen, Eivind Aadland
Summary: This study aimed to determine the associations between weather and playground surface conditions and time spent outdoors and in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in preschool children aged 3-6 years in Norway. The findings suggest that temperature and playground surface conditions were associated with children's levels of physical activity.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Eivind Aadland, Einar Ylvisaker, Kjersti Johannessen, Ada Kristine Ofrim Nilsen
Summary: This study found prospective associations between physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (SED) with body mass index (BMI) and muscle strength in young children. The results showed that PA can predict changes in muscle strength, while SED is negatively associated with muscle strength. However, there were no significant associations between PA/SED and BMI.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Sport Sciences
A. K. O. Nilsen, H. Espedal, K. N. Aadland, E. Aadland
Summary: The aim of this paper was to examine the relationship between preschool educators' and children's physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (SED). Findings showed that moderate PA and vigorous PA of educators were positively related to children's PA, while light PA of educators was negatively associated with PA and positively associated with children's SED. Educator SED was positively associated with children's vigorous PA and negatively associated with children's SED. These results suggest that educators' PA behaviors should be addressed in future interventions.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2023)