dc.contributor.author | Ensrud-Skraastad, Ole Kristian | |
dc.contributor.author | Haga, Monika | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-05-04T13:13:55Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-05-04T13:13:55Z | |
dc.date.created | 2020-09-07T13:45:45Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2075-4663 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2994225 | |
dc.description.abstract | Research indicates that children and adolescents gradually participate less in physical activity with age. Several factors are associated with children’s physical activity levels, such as motor performance, self-perception of athletic competence and motivation to physical activity. To gain a better understanding of the factors of importance for behavior related to an active lifestyle, the purpose of this study was to investigate the association between motor competence, physical self-perception and autonomous motivation and to examine to what extent this association may vary by sex. The sample consisted of 101 children, whose average age was 11.7 years (SD = 0.57), 53 boys and 48 girls. All subjects were measured on motor competence, physical self-perception and autonomous motivation for physical activity. The results indicate a low positive relationship between motor competence and physical self-perception for the entire sample and among girls. There is also a significant correlation between autonomous motivation and physical self-perception. No significant correlations were found between autonomous motivation and motor competence. The association between physical self-perception and autonomous motivation suggests that psychological factors play an important role in children’s participation in physical activity | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | MDPI | en_US |
dc.rights | Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.title | Associations between Motor Competence, Physical Self-Perception and Autonomous Motivation for Physical Activity in Children | en_US |
dc.title.alternative | Associations between Motor Competence, Physical Self-Perception and Autonomous Motivation for Physical Activity in Children | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.source.volume | 8 | en_US |
dc.source.journal | Sports | en_US |
dc.source.issue | 9 | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/sports8090120 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1827786 | |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |