Exploring the influence of self-perceptions on the relationship between motor competence and identity in adolescents

Amanda Timler, Fleur McIntyre, Elizabeth Rose and Beth Hands

PLOS ONE, 2019, vol. 14, issue 11, 1-15

Abstract: Background and aims: A relationship exists between an adolescent’s level of motor competence and the health of their identity. As those with low motor competence (LMC) form less healthy identities, the aim of this study was to investigate if self-perceptions mediated the negative impact of LMC on identity health. Methods: Adolescents (N = 160) completed the Adolescent Motor Competence Questionnaire (AMCQ), Assessment of Identity Development in Adolescence (AIDA) and the Self Perception Profile for Adolescence (SPPA). The mediating effect of their self-perceptions on the relationship between motor competence and identity health was examined in several ways: for the total sample, between male and females, and level of motor competence. Two motor competence groups were formed by dichotomizing their AMCQ scores (

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224653

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