The Effect of Nutritional Status, Playing Activities, and Physical Fitness on the Motor Abilities of Children of Kubu Jambi Province

Abstract

This research aims to find whether the effect of nutritional status (X1), playing activities (X2) and physical fitness (X3) on the motor abilities. The research method used Path analysis. The populations of this research were the ethnic children in Kubu, Meranti Regency, Jambi Province. Samples were drawn using purposive sampling and obtained a sample of 30 people. The results of data analysis show that the path coefficient value is significant and linear, where the magnitude of the influence both directly and indirectly is as follows:(1) there is a direct effect of nutritional status on the motor skills with a tcount greater than ttable, value 2,552 > 1,701 and influence amounting to 16,56%; (2) there is a influence between playing activities on the motor abilitiess with a tcount greater than the ttable, the value of 2,453> 1.701 and a contribution of 16,97%;( 3) there is the influence of physical fitness on motor skills with a tcount greater than the value of ttable, the value of 1,843 > 1.701 and a influence of 9,54%; 4) there is an indirect effect of nutritional status through physical fitness on the motor abilities with a tcount greater than the value of ttable, value 1,805 > 1.701 and a influence of 24,44%; and (5) there is an indirect effect of playing activities through physical fitness on motor skills with a tcount greater than the ttable, the value of 3,236 > 1.701 and a influence of 0,41%.