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Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of a gamified physical education intervention on motor competence and emotional intelligence Open

John A. Rice, Lawrence Foweather, Ceriann Magill, Jonathan Foulkes, An De Meester , et al. · 2025

This study evaluated (a) the feasibility and acceptability of a gamified physical education (PE) intervention among 9- to 10-year-old children and (b) intervention effectiveness on emotional intelligence (EI), motor competence (MC), basic …

How learning to cycle influences lifestyle: An eight country pooled analysis and person-centered approach Open

Isaac Estevan, An De Meester, Sanne L. C. Veldman, Cristiana Mercê, Marco Branco , et al. · 2025

Understanding and Assessing the Interconnectedness of Motor and Cognitive Development: A Novel View on Complexity in Dual-Task Paradigms Open

T. Cade Abrams, Robert Davis Moore, Caterina Pesce, An De Meester, Ali Brian , et al. · 2025

Human development encompasses the integration of neuromotor, psychological, social-emotional, and cognitive processes across time. This paper seeks to advance the understanding of motor and cognitive development by proposing a novel assess…

Co-development of a gamified physical education movement competence intervention with school stakeholders Open

John A. Rice, Lawrence Foweather, Jonathan Foulkes, Ceriann Magill, An De Meester , et al. · 2025

Movement competence (MC) and emotional intelligence (EI) are positively associated and important for child development. Intervention research is needed to determine causal relationships between these outcomes. Gamification is a pedagogical…

Understanding and Assessing the Interconnectedness of Motor and Cognitive Development: A Novel View on Complexity in Dual Task Paradigms Open

T. Cade Abrams, Robert Davis Moore, Caterina Pesce, An De Meester, Ali Brian , et al. · 2024

Human development encompasses the integration of neuromotor, psychological, social-emotional, and cognitive processes across time. However, a better understanding of the interconnectedness of motor and cognitive development throughout the …

The mediational role of motivation in the model of motor development in childhood: A longitudinal study Open

Cristina Menescardi, An De Meester, Octavio Álvarez, Isabel Castillo, Leen Haerens , et al. · 2023

Learning to Cycle: A Cross-Cultural and Cross-Generational Comparison Open

Rita Cordovil, Cristiana Mercê, Marco Branco, Frederico Lopes, David Catela , et al. · 2022

Background Learning to cycle is an important milestone for children, but the popularity of cycling and the environmental factors that promote the development and practice of this foundational movement skill vary among cultures and across t…

The role of motivation in the conceptual model of motor development in childhood Open

Cristina Menescardi, An De Meester, Sofie Morbée, Leen Haerens, Isaac Estevan · 2022

Correction to: Through the Looking Glass: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Evidence, Providing New Insight for Motor Competence and Health Open

Lisa M. Barnett, E. Kipling Webster, Ryan M. Hulteen, An De Meester, Nádia Cristina Valentini , et al. · 2021

A Variable- and Person-Centered Approach to Further Understand the Relationship Between Actual and Perceived Motor Competence in Children Open

Annemarie De Witte, Joris Hoeboer, Eline Coppens, Matthieu Lenoir, Sebastiaan Platvoet , et al. · 2021

Purpose : To study the relationship between actual motor competence (AMC) and perceived motor competence (PMC) in a large sample of 6- to 12-year-old children. Method : The AMC and PMC were measured ( N = 1,669, 55% boys) with the Athletic…

Through the Looking Glass: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Evidence, Providing New Insight for Motor Competence and Health Open

Lisa M. Barnett, E. Kipling Webster, Ryan M. Hulteen, An De Meester, Nádia Cristina Valentini , et al. · 2021

Introduction In 2008, a conceptual model explaining the role of motor competence (MC) in children’s physical activity (PA), weight status, perceived MC and health-related fitness was published. Objective The purpose of the current review w…

Differences in Weight Status and Autonomous Motivation towards Sports among Children with Various Profiles of Motor Competence and Organized Sports Participation Open

Eline Coppens, An De Meester, Frederik Deconinck, Kristine De Martelaer, Leen Haerens , et al. · 2021

This study aimed (1) to identify profiles in children based on actual motor competence (AMC), perceived motor competence (PMC), and organized sports participation (OSP), and (2) to examine differences among these profiles in weight status …

Personal and social development in physical education and sports: A review study Open

Katrijn Opstoel, Laurent Chapelle, Frans J. Prins, An De Meester, Leen Haerens , et al. · 2019

This review provides an overview of the existing literature on school-aged children’s and youth’s (i.e. 6- to 18-year-olds) personal and social development within the context of physical education and sports. A total of 4359 non-duplicate …

Peer-Reviewed Abstracts Open

Ryan S. Sacko, An De Meester, Farid Bardid, David F. Stodden · 2019

Background/Purpose: The US Department of Health and Human Services recommends that children participate daily in 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA). A threshold of >4.0 METs (metabolic equivalent of task) is consid…

The Effect of the eHealth Intervention ‘MyPlan 1.0’ on Physical Activity in Adults Who Visit General Practice: A Quasi-Experimental Trial Open

Laurent Degroote, Jolien Plaete, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Maïté Verloigne, Vicky Van Stappen , et al. · 2018

Physical inactivity is one of the major risk factors for poor health in the world. Therefore, effective interventions that promote physical activity are needed. Hence, we developed an eHealth intervention for adults, i.e., ‘MyPlan 1.0’, wh…

Measuring perceived motor competence : a comparison between different instruments Open

Silke De Waelle, An De Meester, Frederik Deconinck, Leen Haerens · 2018

The relationship between motor competence and health-related fitness in children and adolescents Open

Carlos Luz, Luís Paulo Rodrigues, An De Meester, Rita Cordovil · 2017

These results support the idea that: (1) the relationship between overall MC and HRF is strong and stable across childhood and early adolescence; (2) when accounting for the different MC components, boys and girls show different relationsh…

Motivating children and adolescents to develop a physically active lifestyle : the role of extracurricular school-based sports and motor competence Open

An De Meester · 2017

Associations among Elementary School Children’s Actual Motor Competence, Perceived Motor Competence, Physical Activity and BMI: A Cross-Sectional Study Open

An De Meester, David F. Stodden, Ali Brian, Larissa True, Greet Cardon , et al. · 2016

A combination of high actual and perceived motor competence is related to higher physical activity and lower weight status. It is thus recommended to expand health interventions in children with components that foster the development of bo…

Configurations of actual and perceived motor competence among children: Associations with motivation for sports and global self-worth Open

Farid Bardid, An De Meester, Isabel Tallir, Greet Cardon, Matthieu Lenoir , et al. · 2016

Moving on with assessment methods of motor and perceived competence in children to be able to more accurately evaluate relationships with these constructs and children's physical activity and sport participation: Overview Open

An De Meester, Leah E. Robinson, Lisa M. Barnett, Sam Logan, Danielle Nesbitt · 2015

Moving on with assessment methods of motor and perceived competence in children to be able to more accurately evaluate relationships with these constructs and children's physical activity and sport participation: Overview

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