SMOOTH

This comprehensive research project seeks to investigate the complex interaction between socio-cultural factors and human motor behavior, with a particular emphasis on migrant communities, ethnic groups, and school-age girls. The project will use an interdisciplinary approach, using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies to investigate how cultural and social variables shape the development of motor skills. The expected results will provide information on how socio-cultural factors influence motor skills, potentially leading to the development of culturally appropriate educational policies and programs that promote health, well-being, and inclusion through sport, physical activity, and motor development.

Keywords: motor development ; sociocultural factors; Human motor behavior

Specific objective:

• Identifying social and cultural elements that impact motor competence.
• Investigating the characteristics of motor behavior in migrant communities and ethnic groups.
• Validating instruments to measure the impact of social and cultural factors on human motor behavior.

References

1. Sabino, Bebiana. "Validity and Reliability of the Portuguese school physical activity environment questionnaire in adolescents.". Brazilian Journal of Kinanthropometry and Human Performance (2019): https://www.scielo.br/pdf/rbcdh/v21/1415-8426-rbcdh-21-e54395.pdf.
2. Sabino, Bebiana; Loureiro, Nuno Eduardo Marques de. "Sou atleta de um desporto coletivo e Mulher. Serei uma peça rara?¿: a visão das atletas". Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Desportivo. Comité Olímpico de Portugal (2021).
3. Pombo, A., Luz, C., de Sa, C., Rodrigues, L. P., & Cordovil, R. (2021). Effects of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Portuguese Children's Motor Competence. Children (Basel), 8(3). Doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/children8030199
4. Pombo, A., Luz, C., Rodrigues, L. P., de Sa, C., Siegle, C. B. H., Tortella, P., Fumagalli, G., & Cordovil, R. (2023). Children's Physical Activity During the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Cross Cultural Comparison Between Portugal, Brazil and Italy. Percept Mot Skills, 130(2), 680-699. Doi:https://doi.org/10.1177/00315125231152662
5. Pombo, A., Luz, C., Rodrigues, L. P., Ferreira, C., & Cordovil, R. (2020). Correlates of children's physical activity during the COVID-19 confinement in Portugal. Public Health, 189, 14-19. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2020.09.009

MSc/PhD students:

• 1 PhD student

Related projects:

• (SMooTH 1) Motor competence in ethnic minorities living in Portugal.
• (SMooTH 2) Motor Competence in Migrant Communities Living in Portugal
• (SMooTH 3) What sociocultural factors explain the relationship between motor competence and sports practice?
• (SMooTH 4) Sociocultural influence on motor behaviour in school-age girls