The profile of performance skills and emotional factors in the context of participation among young children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

► Children with DCD have lower scores on sense of coherence, hope and effort than their peers. ► Children with DCD have lower motor and processing skills than their peers. ► Children with DCD enjoyed participating significantly less than their peers. ► Parents of children with DCD are less satisfied from their children's participation. ► Processing skills were the main predictor for participation of children with DCD.