Monika Ravik, Etty Ragnhild Nilsen, Marianne Wighus, Randi Garang Mofossbakke, Gro Gade Haanes
Clinical placement education during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic shapes new nurses: A qualitative study
International journal of nursing studies advances
major purpose study examine potential mediating role perceived motor skill competence relationships actual ball skills childrens physical activity pa pa enjoyment total 294 students mage 1096 076 517 boys three elementary schools completed validated questionnaires assessing perceived competence selfreported pa pa enjoyment students actual ball skills ie basketball overhand throwing striking measured pe metricstm correlation analyses showed positive relationships among study variables rs ranging 012 056 structural equation modeling sem analyses demonstrated mediation model produces goodnessoffit data 2df 520332 cfi 096 nfi 090 ifi 096 rmsea 005 srmr 004 path coefficients suggested actual ball skill competence strongly associated perceived competence 036 p 001 turn significantly predicted pa 029 p 001 pa enjoyment 035 p 001 findings highlight ball skills significantly impact students perceived competence positively indirectly affecting pa pa enjoyment study provides empirical evidence recommends intervention strategies aimed fostering elementary school students pa pa enjoyment