Motor competence and health-related fitness in children: A cross-cultural comparison between Portugal and the United States

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作者
Luz, Carlos [1 ,2 ]
Cordovil, Rita [3 ]
Rodrigues, Luis Paulo [4 ,5 ]
Gao, Zan [6 ]
Goodway, Jacqueline D. [7 ]
Sacko, Ryan S. [8 ]
Nesbitt, Danielle R. [9 ]
Ferkel, Rick C. [10 ]
True, Larissa K. [11 ]
Stodden, David F. [9 ]
机构
[1] Escola Super Educ Lisboa, Inst Politecn Lisboa, P-1549003 Lisbon, Portugal
[2] CIED, P-1549003 Lisbon, Portugal
[3] Univ Lisbon, Fac Motricidade Humana, CIPER, P-1495687 Lisbon, Portugal
[4] Escola Super Desporto & Lazer Melgaco, Inst Politecn Viana do Castelo, P-4960320 Melgaco, Portugal
[5] Res Ctr Sports Hlth & Human Dev CIDESD, P-5001801 Vila Real, Portugal
[6] Univ Minnesota, Sch Kinesiol, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
[7] Ohio State Univ, Dept Human Sci, Columbus, OH 43215 USA
[8] The Citadel, Dept Hlth & Human Performance, Charleston, SC 29409 USA
[9] Univ South Carolina, Dept Phys Educ, Columbia, SC 29208 USA
[10] Cent Michigan Univ, Phys Educ & Sport, Mt Pleasant, MI 48859 USA
[11] State Univ New York Cortland, Kinesiol Dept, Cortland, NY 13045 USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
Children; Cross-cultural comparison; Health-related fitness; Motor competence; PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY; PROFICIENCY BARRIER; ASSOCIATIONS; PREVALENCE; CHILDHOOD; VALUES; SKILLS; YOUTH;
D O I
10.1016/j.jshs.2019.01.005
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Background: Motor competence and health-related fitness are important components for the development and maintenance of a healthy lifestyle in children. This study examined cross-cultural performances on motor competence and health-related fitness between Portuguese and U.S. children. Methods: Portuguese (n = 508; 10.14 +/- 2.13 years , mean +/- SD) and U.S. (n = 710; 9.48 +/- 1.62 years) children performed tests of cardiorespiratory fitness (Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run), upper body strength (handgrip), locomotor skill performance (standing long jump), and object projection skill performance (throwing and kicking). Portuguese and U.S. children were divided into 2 age groups (6-9 and 10-13 years) for data analysis purposes. A two-factor one-way analysis of covariance (ANOVA) was conducted with the Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run, handgrip, standing long jump scores, kicking, and throwing speed (km/h) as dependent variables. Results: Results indicated that Portuguese children, irrespective of sex, presented better performances in locomotor and cardiorespiratory performance (standing long jump and Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run) than U.S. children in both age bands. U.S. children outperformed Portuguese children during throwing and handgrip tests. Kicking tests presented gender differences: Portuguese boys and U.S. girls outperformed their internationally matched counterparts. Conclusion: Cultural differences in physical education curricula and sports participation may impact differences in motor competence and fitness development in these countries. (C) 2019 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Shanghai University of Sport.
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页码:130 / 136
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