Diferencias en la competencia motriz percibida de una población infantil según la región geográfica

espanolEsta investigacion tuvo como proposito comparar la competencia motriz percibida en una poblacion infantil (M ± DE 7.96 ± 0.74 anos de edad), de dos regiones geograficas diferentes de un mismo pais (rural y urbano); ademas se examino, las diferencias entre ninos y ninas. En total 55 escolares, de los cuales 15 ninos y 17 ninas pertenecian a la region geografica rural y 15 ninos y 8 ninas pertenecian a la urbana. Se evaluo la competencia motriz percibida utilizando Pictorial Scale for Perceived Movement Skill Competence for Young Children. Despues de aplicar analisis de varianza de 2 vias para grupos independientes (zona x sexo), se encontro que hay diferencias estadisticamente significativas entre ninos y ninas en manipulacion percibida, independientemente la region geografica, siendo los ninos los que presentan mayor manipulacion percibida. No se encontro interaccion estadisticamente significativa en la locomocion percibida, la manipulacion percibida, el desempeno motor grueso percibido y la competencia motriz percibida, segun la region geografica y sexo. Se concluye que sin importar la region geografica los ninos tienen mayor manipulacion percibida que las ninas. La region en la que vivian las poblaciones infantiles medidas, no influye en la competencia motriz percibida. Se recomienda en futuras investigaciones descriptivas o experimentales, utilizar y analizar esta prueba de percepcion, de manera completa, debido a que se esta usando de manera global y se podrian profundizar aspectos relevantes sobre este tema EnglishThe purpose of this research was to compare the perceived motor competence in children (mean age 7.96 ± 0.74 yrs.), from two different geographical regions (rural and urban), also the differences between boys and girls were examined. A total of 55 children of which 15 boys and 17 girls lived in the rural geographical region and 15 boys and 8 girls lived in the urban one. Perceived motor competence was assessed using Pictorial Scale for Perceived Movement Skills Competence for Young Children. A two-way ANOVA indicated that there are statistically significant differences between boys and girls in perceived object control, regardless of geographical region, with boys presenting greater perceived object control than girls, and there was no statistically significant interaction in perceived locomotion, perceived object control, perceived gross motor competence and perceived motor competence, according to the geographic region and sex. In conclusion, regardless of the geographical region, boys have higher perceived object control than girls; the region in which the children lived, did not influences the perceived motor competence. It is recommended, for future descriptive or experimental research to use and analyze this perception test, in a complete way, because it is being used globally and relevant aspects of this topic could be extended.