Configurations of actual and perceived motor competence among children: Associations with motivation for sports and global self-worth |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Education, University of Stratchclyde, 16 Richmond St, Glasgow G1 1XQ, UK;2. Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University, Watersportlaan 2, 9000 Ghent, Belgium;1. School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, VIC, Australia;2. Iowa State University, Department of Kinesiology, Ames, IA, USA;3. Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, VIC, Australia;4. Biostatistics, Pro Vice Chancellors Office, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, VIC, Australia;5. School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA;1. School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia;2. Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia;1. School of Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations, QUT Business School, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George St, 4000 QLD, Australia;2. School of Marketing, Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052 NSW, Australia;3. Department of Psychology, Schermerhorn Hall, Columbia University, 1190 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027, USA;4. Faculty of Management, Cass Business School, City University London, 106 Bunhill Row, London EC1Y 8TZ, UK;1. Laboratory of Motor Behavior, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal;2. Escola Superior de Educação de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Portugal;3. Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Portugal;4. Escola Superior de Desporto e Lazer, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal;5. CIDESD, Portugal;6. Laboratory of Motor Behavior, CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal;1. Centro de Investigação em Desporto, Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano (CIDESD), Portugal;2. Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Escola Superior de Desporto e Lazer, Portugal;3. University of South Carolina, Department of Physical Education and Athletic Training, USA;4. Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Escola Superior de Educação, Portugal |
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| Abstract: | The present study used a person-centred approach to examine whether different profiles based on actual and perceived motor competence exist in elementary school children. Multilevel regression analyses were conducted to explore how children with different motor competence-based profiles might differ in their autonomous motivation for sports and global self-worth. Validated questionnaires were administered to 161 children (40% boys; age = 8.82 ± 0.66 years) to assess their perceived motor competence, global self-worth, and motivation for sports. Actual motor competence was measured with the Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder. Cluster analyses identified four motor competence-based profiles: two groups were characterized by corresponding levels of actual and perceived motor competence (i.e., low–low and high–high) and two groups were characterized by divergent levels of actual and perceived motor competence (i.e., high–low and low–high). Children in the low–low and high–low group displayed significantly lower levels of autonomous motivation for sports and lower levels of global self-worth than children in the low–high and high–high group. These findings emphasize that fostering children’s perceived motor competence might be crucial to improve their motivation for sports and their global self-worth. Teachers and instructors involved in physical education and youth sports should thus focus on both actual and perceived motor competence. |
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| Keywords: | Motor competence Perceived motor competence Children Global self-worth Motivation Sport |
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