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However, evidence examining its associations with both health\u2010related physical fitness and mental health in Spanish adolescents remains limited.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To examine the associations between objectively assessed MC and health\u2010related physical fitness and mental health in Spanish adolescents.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This cross\u2010sectional study included 273 adolescents (46.9% girls; 12\u201317\u2009years). MC was assessed using the Bruininks\u2013Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency Short Form (BOT\u20102 SF). Anthropometric measures, physical fitness, and mental health were assessed using validated protocols and questionnaires. Two\u2010level linear mixed\u2010effects and generalized estimating equation logistic regression models were adjusted for sex, biological maturation, socioeconomic status, and self\u2010reported physical activity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Higher MC was consistently associated with more favorable health\u2010related physical fitness outcomes (all\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and with a greater likelihood of meeting established health\u2010related physical fitness criteria. MC was inversely associated with waist\u2010to\u2010height ratio (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.028), whereas no consistent associations were observed with other anthropometric measures or mental health outcomes.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Higher MC was consistently associated with health\u2010related physical fitness in Spanish adolescents, whereas associations with anthropometric measures and mental health were limited. Future adequately powered longitudinal and intervention studies are warranted to clarify the directionality of these relationships.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/ajhb.70318","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,4]],"date-time":"2026-08-04T13:51:27Z","timestamp":1785851487000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Associations Between Motor Competence, Health\u2010Related Physical Fitness, and Mental Health Outcomes in Spanish Adolescents: The\n                    <scp>ENERGYCO<\/scp>\n                    Study"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"38","author":[{"given":"V\u00edctor Manuel","family":"Valle\u2010Mu\u00f1oz","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), University of Granada  Granada 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