نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 دکترای رشد حرکتی، گروه رفتار حرکتی، دانشکده تربیت بدنی و علوم ورزشی، دانشگاه خوارزمی، تهران، ایران
2 استاد گروه رفتار حرکتی، دانشکده تربیت بدنی و علوم ورزشی، دانشگاه خوارزمی، تهران، ایران
3 استاد آمار زیستی، گروه آمار زیستی، دانشکده علوم پزشکی، دانشگاه تربیت مدرس، تهران، ایران
4 استادیار گروه رفتار حرکتی، دانشکده تربیت بدنی و علوم ورزشی، دانشگاه خوارزمی، تهران، ایران
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عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
Background and Aims: Perceived Movement Competence (PMC) is the perception of individuals about their motor abilities which can affect motor skills acquisition. PMC is mostly considered as a mediating variable to achieve other desirable health-related outcomes, such as physical activity or exercise persistency. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the competence of perceived movement skills in preschool children and to compare it between boys and girls.
Materials and Methods: In the current descriptive comparative study, the statistical population was 4-6 year-old children from all preschool centers in Tehran. Convenience sampling was used to select 86 children from two preschools as statistical sample in 2017. After receiving consent letters from their parents, they were evaluated via pictorial scale of perceived movement competence. Descriptive statistics was used for statistical analysis, and Inferential statistics was applied to test the hypotheses using independent t-test and nonparametric Mann-Whitney test. All statistical analyses were performed using SPSS, version 25, and the significance level was considered 0.05 in all statistical calculations
Results: The results revealed that there were no significant differences in perceived movement skills competence as well as locomotor and object control Perceived competence scores between preschool girls and boys (P>0.05).
Conclusion: According to the results, there was no difference in the perceived movement skills competence between preschool girls and boys.
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