Motor Competence in Children Aged 6–12 Years. Cross-Sectional Associations with Age, Sex, and Skill Component

Oral presentation of the study published as “Motor Competence Profiles in Greek Primary School Children: A Cross-Sectional Multilevel Analysis of Skill-Specific and Contextual Variability” (see the linked journal article), and published as a conference abstract in the European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity (EUJAPA). Motor competence is a multidimensional latent construct reflecting proficiency across distinct motor-skill domains, shaped by both individual and contextual factors. This study examined the influence of sex, age, and class context on domain-specific motor-competence profiles in 312 Greek primary school children (6–12 years, 156 girls), assessed with the Movement Assessment Battery for Children–Second Edition (MABC-2) across manual dexterity, aiming-catching, and balance domains, analyzed via linear mixed-effects modeling.

European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity, 19, 12

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