Co-Creation of a School-Based Motor Competence and Mental Health Intervention: Move Well, Feel Good.

ABSTRACT: Low motor competence (MC) and inhibited psychosocial development are associated with mental health difficulties. Improving children's MC through school-based physical activity interventions emphasising psychosocial development may therefore be a mechanism for promoting positive mental health. This study describes and provides reflective insights into the co-creation of 'Move Well Feel Good', a primary school physical activity intervention to improve children's MC and mental health. Class teachers, school leaders, physical activity specialists, and children (aged 8-9 years) participated in a series of co-creation workshops. Stakeholders' knowledge and experiences were integrated with existing research evidence using creative methods (e.g., post-it note tasks, worksheets, and drawings) to fa

SUBMITTER: Clifford L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10453743 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature