Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Physical activity plays a major role in children’s and young people’s health. International studies, however, show that physical activity is currently decreasing. In early years, children’s own motor competence and their physical self-concept (aka perceived motor competence) play a major part in increasing the amount of time spent on exercise. Sport scientists and psychologists at the University of Münster (Germany) have now shown how these factors interact. The study has been published in the journal Scientific Reports. (more)