ArticleFrontiers in psychology2022
Effects of Group-Play Moderate to Vigorous Intensity Physical Activity Intervention on Executive Function and Motor Skills in 4- to 5-Year-Old Preschoolers: A Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.
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- The effects of physical activity on executive function in preschool children: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of movement behaviors on preschoolers' cognition: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of physical activity on children's cognitive function and its educational applications: a narrative literature review.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of open-skill exercise on executive functions in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of a teacher-led social cognitive theory-based multicomponent movement education program on preschoolers' fundamental movement skills and physical activity: the PA-REALITY cluster-randomized controlled trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Trial
- Early Childhood Movement- and Arts-Based Experiences and Executive Functions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Physical Activity-Based Methodologies as a Physical Education Resource for Inhibitory Control: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Journal of Intelligence · 2026Review
- Exercise Interventions and Attentional Performance in Children and Adolescents: Evidence from Randomized Controlled Trials.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Motor intervention therapy for children with developmental coordination disorder: from behavioral improvement to neuroplasticity mechanisms.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Review
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- Motor engagement, physical activity intensity, and enjoyment in pre-school children during different game-based formats.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Effects of physical activity interventions on fundamental movement skills and cognitive function in early childhood: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Journal of sport and health science · 2025Review
- Self-regulation in Preschool Children: Hot and Cool Executive Control as Predictors of Later Classroom Learning Behaviors.Learning and individual differences · 2025Article
- The Impact of Physical Activity and Screen Time on Motor Creativity in Kindergarteners.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Screen time exposure and executive functions in preschool children.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Associations of physical activity and sedentary time with cognitive skills in preschoolers: a longitudinal study from preschool to first grade of school.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- The effects of structured coordinative exercise protocol on physical fitness, motor competence and inhibitory control in preschool children.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- How Does Joint Media Engagement Affect the Development of Executive Functions in 5- to-7 year-old Children?Psychology in Russia : state of the art · 2023Article
- Potential impact of extra education on the development of executive functions within a year in preschool children: an exploratory research.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Association of physical activity and fitness with executive function among preschoolers.International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHPArticle
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Abstract
The aim of the present study is to examine the effect of group-play intervention on executive function (EF) in preschoolers. This group-play intervention was integrated as moderate to vigorous physical activity and cognitively loaded exercise to promote EF in preschoolers. An 8-week group-play MVPA intervention program, consisting of a series of outdoor physical and cognitively loaded games, was designed to improve preschoolers' EF. This intervention program was implemented in group-play form, and conducted by teachers who received standardized training before the intervention. Two classes of second grade preschoolers (
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