Sports participation and sex outweigh the relative age effect in motor competence of school-aged children
While RAE had a statistically significant but small effect on MC, sports participation, particularly team sports, and sex may play more dominant roles. These findings underscore the importance of promoting equitable access to organized physical activity while considering the nuanced and context-dependent nature of the RAE.
Authors
- Denise Soares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1632-7687)
- José Marmeleira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5534-9600)
- Nuno Casanova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8669-9099)
- Fábio Saraiva Flôres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3469-3725)
- Gabriela Almeida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6716-2114)
- Dimitar Shabanliyski
- Ana Filipa Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1772-1272)
Institutions
- University of Évora (PT)
- American University of the Middle East (KW)
- Life Quality Research Centre (PT)
- Instituto Piaget (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
- Published
- 2025-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2025.1608680
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.44