title: Relationship between perceived and actual motor competence among college students.
abstract: The relationship between perceived and actual motor competence was examined among college students. Participants were 114 college students (55 men, 59 women; M age = 22.3 yr., SD = 3.9). All participants completed a short survey on perception of motor competence in basketball and took a Control Basketball Dribble Test to assess their actual motor skill. Perceived motor competence in basketball was significantly related to basketball dribbling performance. Given the positive relationship between actual motor competence and perceived competence, enhancing an individual's actual motor competence may contribute to their perceived competence, which may improve an individual's physical activity participation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education and Kinesiology, California State University, Bakersfield, 9001 Stockdale Highway, Bakersfield, CA 93311-1099, USA. jwang4@csub.edu
authors.forename: Jianyu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wenhao
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bian
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001490:Basketball / Q000523:psychology*; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology*; D012649:Self Concept; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult