A Network Perspective on the Relationship Between Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity and Fundamental Motor Skills in Early Childhood

Thaynã Alves Bezerra; Paulo Felipe Ribeiro Bandeira; Anastácio Neco de Souza Filho; Cain Craig Truman Clark; Jorge Augusto Pinto Silva Mota; Michael Joseph Duncan; Clarice Maria de Lucena Martins

doi:10.1123/jpah.2020-0218

A Network Perspective on the Relationship Between Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity and Fundamental Motor Skills in Early Childhood

Thaynã Alves Bezerra, Paulo Felipe Ribeiro Bandeira, Anastácio Neco de Souza Filho, Cain Craig Truman Clark, Jorge Augusto Pinto Silva Mota, Michael Joseph Duncan, Clarice Maria de Lucena Martins

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BACKGROUND: The relationship between moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and fundamental motor skill (FMS) is inconsistent in early childhood, due to its complex and nonlinear characteristics. This study aimed to analyze the nonlinear relationships between MVPA, FMS, body mass index (BMI), sex, and age in preschoolers.

METHODS: This cross-sectional study with preschoolers (n = 204; 4.0 [0.8] y old; 99 boys), provided objective physical activity data, FMS assessments, and BMI. The associations between MVPA, FMS, BMI, sex, and age were explored using the network analysis (RStudio and qgraph).

RESULTS: Boys were more motor competent than girls in all FMS skills, while girls were more active than boys during the weekend. Older children were less active than their younger peers during these days. MVPA is weak and differently related to each FMS, and the leap skill emerged with the highest betweenness and strength values in the network.

CONCLUSIONS: For the assessed preschoolers, when considering BMI, age, and sex, the relationships between MVPA and FMS are inconsistent, and leap emerged as the main variable. During early childhood, these variables are connected as part of a complex system in which each skill has a dynamic role within the emerging pattern.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	774-781
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Physical Activity & Health
Volume	18
Issue number	7
Early online date	25 May 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2020-0218
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 25 May 2021

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Fundamental movement skills
Network analysis
Preschoolers

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Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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Bezerra, T. A., Bandeira, P. F. R., de Souza Filho, A. N., Clark, C. C. T., Mota, J. A. P. S., Duncan, M. J., & de Lucena Martins, C. M. (2021). A Network Perspective on the Relationship Between Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity and Fundamental Motor Skills in Early Childhood. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 18(7), 774-781. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2020-0218

A Network Perspective on the Relationship Between Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity and Fundamental Motor Skills in Early Childhood. / Bezerra, Thaynã Alves; Bandeira, Paulo Felipe Ribeiro; de Souza Filho, Anastácio Neco et al.
In: Journal of Physical Activity & Health, Vol. 18, No. 7, 25.05.2021, p. 774-781.

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