Participation in team sports acted as one potential mechanism mediating the inverse relationship between physical coordination ability and loneliness in boys. Occupational therapists can act as advocates to support boys with DCD who choose to participate in team sports. Further investigations are recommended to determine aspects of team sports environments that promote an optimal fit among child, activity, and environment.

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Results from this study deepen the understanding of factors associated with wellbeing at work and turnover intention for occupational therapists in mental health. This knowledge will support the development of interventions aimed at reducing turnover intention and enhancing retention of occupational therapists in the mental health workforce.

Introduction A healthy workforce is pivotal to effective service delivery. Changing work environments during the past decade have seen practitioners faced with heavy workloads, long working hours and, in many environments, having to deal with work 'overflow' outside working hours. Ongoing pressures that impinge on out-of-work recovery time contribute to burnout, with potential consequences for both personal health and service delivery (Hakanen and Schaufeli 2012). As in other professions, occupational therapists with burnout describe high levels of emotional exhaustion and cynicism towards their work (Gupta et al 2012). Emotional exhaustion is symptomatic of high levels of strain and feelings of being depleted, while cynicism is shown by individuals displaying negative, uncaring, or detached attitudes to various aspects of their job (Maslach 1996). The downstream affects for organizations include high absenteeism, low employee commitment, and high turnover in workers (Bothma and Roodt 2012). Researchers in work-related stress have frequently considered engagement as the opposite of burnout in terms of worker wellbeing (Demerouti et al 2010). Employees who are highly engaged with their work feel energized, involved, and vigorous at work, rather than drained and exhausted (Schaufeli and Bakker 2004). High engagement is associated with strong organizational outcomes, including dedication, work loyalty, creativity, and resourcefulness (Bakker and Leiter 2010). Scant attention has been directed towards examining

Children who were overweight had significant fundamental movement skill difficulties, as well as having poorer Physical abilities self-concept perceptions compared to non-overweight children. The association between increasing BMI and poor performance of gross motor tasks has potential implications for physical activity participation. Future research is needed to determine if fundamental movement skill difficulties and low physical ability self-concept are predisposing factors for children who are overweight or associated outcomes.