Abstract
Background
Psychosocial barriers explored in children with neuromotor impairments include self-efficacy (SE), self-perception (SP), and self-competence (SC). SE, SP, and SC can be assessed via several measures. As social cognitive theory suggests, children with higher perceptions of abilities are more successful at altering their behavior and maintaining change in the long term. Therefore, psychosocial barriers should be a consideration for behavioral change.
Objectives
This scoping review presents the outcome measures used to assess psychosocial barriers, physical activity, and function in the pediatric population with neuromotor impairments.
Major Findings
Improving SE, SP, and SC at an earlier stage of life promote a healthy and active lifestyle and provide children with the most opportunities for success, both physically and socially.
Conclusions
The available evidence suggests that enhancing feelings of SE, SP, SC in children with neuromotor impairments have impact on their motivation and willingness to participate in movement interventions.
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to acknowledge Reagan Overeem, BS, MS for her work reviewing and extracting the full text search results for this project.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).
Data availability statement
Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analyzed in this study.