ArticleThe Journal of pediatrics2016
Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity, Indices of Cognitive Control, and Academic Achievement in Preadolescents.
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- Sex moderates the associations between physical activity intensity and attentional control in older adolescents.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2023Article
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- Do Physical Fitness and Executive Function Mediate the Relationship between Physical Activity and Academic Achievement? An Examination Using Structural Equation Modelling.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The Relationship between Physical Activity and Academic Achievement in Multimodal Environment Using Computational Analysis.Computational intelligence and neuroscience · 2022Article
- Physical Activity, Fitness, and Cognitive Performance of Estonian First-Grade Schoolchildren According Their MVPA Level in Kindergarten: A Longitudinal Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Effect of Acute Aerobic Exercise on Ocular Measures of Attention to Emotionally Expressive Faces.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2021Article
- Child physical activity as a modifier of the relationship between prenatal exposure to maternal overweight/obesity and neurocognitive outcomes in offspring.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2021Article
- Effect of Acute Aerobic Exercise on Inhibitory Control of College Students with Smartphone Addiction.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Article
- School-Based Multicomponent Intervention to Promote Physical Activity and Reduce Sedentary Time of Disadvantaged Children Aged 6-10 Years: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2020Article
- Associations of Heart Rate Measures during Physical Education with Academic Performance and Executive Function in Children: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Lower limb MSK injuries among school-aged rugby and football players: a systematic review.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2020Review
- Physical Fitness with Regular Lifestyle Is Positively Related to Academic Performance among Chinese Medical and Dental Students.BioMed research international · 2020Article
- Moving fast, thinking fast: The relations of physical activity levels and bouts to neuroelectric indices of inhibitory control in preadolescents.Journal of sport and health science · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess whether preadolescents' objectively measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is associated with cognitive control and academic achievement, independent of aerobic fitness. STUDY
designA sample of 74 children (Meanage = 8.64 years, SD = .58, 46% girls) were included in the analyses. Daily MVPA (min/d) was measured over 7 days using ActiGraph wGT3X+ accelerometer. Aerobic fitness was measured using a maximal graded exercise test and expressed as maximal oxygen uptake (mL*kg(-1)*min(-1)). Inhibitory control was measured with a modified Eriksen flanker task (reaction time and accuracy), and working memory with an Operation Span Task (accuracy scores). Academic achievement (in reading, mathematics, and spelling) was expressed as standardized scores on the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement. The relationships were assessed using hierarchical regression models adjusting for aerobic fitness and other covariates.
resultsNo significant associations were found between MVPA and inhibition, working memory, or academic achievement. Aerobic fitness was positively associated with inhibitory control (P = .02) and spelling (P = .04) but not with other cognitive or academic variables (all P > .05).
conclusionsAerobic fitness, rather than daily MVPA, is positively associated with childhood ability to manage perceptual interference and spelling. Further research into the associations between objectively measured MVPA and cognitive and academic outcomes in children while controlling for important covariates is needed.
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