The aim was to determine profiles according to actual and perceived motor competence and provide a comparison of profiles according to moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) in children. Cross-sectional data were pooled from four Australian studies (481 children, 54.5% boys
3.5 to 11.7 years). Motor skill competence, total, object control and locomotor (Test of Gross Motor Skill Development [TGMD)]), perceived motor skill (pictorial scale of Perceived Movement Skill Competence [PMSC]) and MVPA (ActiGraph data) were assessed. Latent profile analyses identified actual and perceived skill profiles and covariate-adjusted associations with MVPA were then assessed for all children, for boys and girls. For total skills, the two-profile solution was the best fit for all children (81% '