Publications by authors named "Marcela Almeida Zequinao"
Introduction: Children with better motor skills tend to develop more positive peer relationships. However, there is little information about the relationship between motor skills and the five sociometric status groups, as well as how much it interferes with self-perception of social status.
Objective: To analyze the as sociation of low motor skills with sociometric status and perceived social status in students aged 7 to 10 years.
The Environmental Stress Hypothesis (ESH) is a causal theoretical framework that provides a flexible context for understanding factors that mediate the relationship between low motor proficiency and internalizing problems in children. The purpose of the present study was to use the ESH framework to determine whether body mass index (BMI), physical activity levels, psychosocial health and physical health, self-efficacy, perceived social status, prosocial behavior and externalizing problems were potential mediators between motor proficiency and internalizing factors in a population of Brazilian children. 431 children aged 7- to 10 years (240 females, 191 males) participated in the study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHighlights: The association between body image, body composition and school bullying was evaluated.409 children with 11.14 years in high social vulnerability in Brazil participated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To analyze the literature on the effectiveness of exergames in physical education classes and in the acquisition and development of motor skills and abilities.
Data Source: The analyses were carried out by two independent evaluators, limited to English and Portuguese, in four databases: Web of Science, Science Direct, Scopus and PubMed, without restrictions related with year. The keywords used were: "Exergames and motor learning and motor skill" and "Exergames and motor skill and physical education".