Differences in the perceived motor competence of children according to the geographical region
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The purpose of this research was to compare the perceived motor competence in children (mean age 7.96 ± 0.74 yrs.), from two different geographical regions (rural and urban), also the differences between boys and girls were examined. A total of 55 children of which 15 boys and 17 girls lived in the rural geographical region and 15 boys and 8 girls lived in the urban one. Perceived motor competence was assessed using Pictorial Scale for Perceived Movement Skills Competence for Young Children. A two-way ANOVA indicated that there are statistically significant differences between boys and girls in perceived object control, regardless of geographical region, with boys presenting greater perceived object control than girls, and there was no statistically significant interaction in perceived locomotion, perceived object control, perceived gross motor competence and perceived motor competence, according to the geographic region and sex. In conclusion, regardless of the geographical region, boys have higher perceived object control than girls; the region in which the children lived, did not influences the perceived motor competence. It is recommended, for future descriptive or experimental research to use and analyze this perception test, in a complete way, because it is being used globally and relevant aspects of this topic could be extended.
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