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• Longitudinal associations of fundamental movement skills with objectively measured physical activity and sedentariness during school transition from primary to lower secondary school 

  Jaakkola, Timo; Hakonen, Harto; Kankaanpää, Anna; Joensuu, Laura; Kulmala, Janne; Kallio, Jouni; Watt, Anthony; Tammelin, Tuija H. (Elsevier Australia, 2019)

  Objectives This study aimed to investigate cross-lagged associations of leaping skill and throwing–catching skills with objectively measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary time (ST) during ...

• What factors relate to three profiles of perception of motor competence in young children? 

  Niemistö, Donna; Barnett, Lisa M.; Cantell, Marja; Finni, Taija; Korhonen, Elisa; Sääkslahti, Arja (Routledge, 2022)

  The study aims were to 1) examine profiles of perception of motor competence (PMC) in relation to actual motor competence (AMC), i.e. under-estimators (UEs), realistic estimators (REs) and over-estimators (OEs) and 2) ...

• Social Competence and Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity of School-Aged Children through a Creative Physical Education Intervention 

  Gråstén, Arto; Kokkonen, Marja; Quay, John; Kokkonen, Juha (Scientific Research Publishing, Inc., 2019)

  Traditional school physical education focuses on physical skills or strategies with an expectation that learning these skills lead to healthier lifestyle outside physical education classes, while children’s overall ...

• Students' physical activity, physical education enjoyment, and motivational determinants through a three-year school-initiated program 

  Gråstén, Arto (University of Jyväskylä, 2014)

• Testing a physical education-delivered autonomy supportive intervention to promote leisure-time physical activity in lower secondary school students : the PETALS trial 

  Schneider, Jekaterina; Polet, Juho; Hassandra, Mary; Lintunen, Taru; Laukkanen, Arto; Hankonen, Nelli; Hirvensalo, Mirja; Tammelin, Tuija H.; Törmäkangas, Timo; Hagger, Martin S. (Biomed Central, 2020)

  Background Inadequate physical activity in young people is associated with several physical and mental health concerns. Physical education (PE) is a potentially viable existing network for promoting physical activity in ...