ArticleFrontiers in public health2022
Physical activity intervention promotes working memory and motor competence in preschool children.
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- The Influence of Motor Competence on Broader Aspects of Health: A Systematic Review of the Longitudinal Associations Between Motor Competence and Cognitive and Social-Emotional Outcomes.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- Research progress on the relationship between fine motor skills and academic ability in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Pooled it
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- Early Childhood Movement- and Arts-Based Experiences and Executive Functions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Postural Stability, Rather than Strength-Coordination, Is Associated with Executive Functions in Preschool Children: A Structural Equation Modeling Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Body mass index (BMI) versus socioeconomic factors and physical activity in early childhood.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Effects of an 8-Week Programmed Physical Activity Intervention on Children's Cognitive, Emotional, and Body Movement Development-A Quasi-Experimental Study of a Preschool in Taiwan.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Effects of Acute Cognitively Engaging Physical Activity on Executive Function in Preschool Children: Evidence from Behavioral and fNIRS Measures.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Association Between Motor Competence and Inhibitory Control in Preschool Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Neuropsychological and Emotional-Behavioural Development in a Group of 8- and 9-Year-Old Children.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Impact and Implementation of an Early Years Fundamental Motor Skills Intervention for Children 4-5 Years.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objective: This study investigated the effects of 12 weeks of specifically designed physical activity intervention on working memory and motor competence in preschool children and explored the correlation between working memory changes and motor competence changes by the intervention. Methods: Four classes of preschool children were grouped into an intervention group and a control group. Children in the intervention group received a 12-week physical activity intervention, while children in the control group followed their daily routine as usual. Before and after the intervention period, children were assessed with the 1-back task and Movement Assessment Battery for Children, second edition (MABC-2) to measure their working memory and motor competence, respectively. Results: Regarding working memory, the accuracy on the 1-back task increased significantly in the intervention group relative to the control group. The intervention group demonstrated a greater decrease in response time from pre- to posttest than the control group, but the difference was not statistically significant. Regarding motor competence, children's manual dexterity, aiming and catching and total score increased significantly in the intervention group relative to the control group, while no significant difference in static and dynamic balance was observed between the two groups. Furthermore, the correlation results showed that changes in the efficacy and efficiency of working memory were positively related to changes in static and dynamic balance and the total score on the MABC-2. Conclusion: These findings demonstrated that 12 weeks of specifically designed physical activity intervention could improve preschool children's efficacy of working memory as well as manual dexterity, aiming and catching and global motor competence. The improvement in the efficacy and efficiency of working memory was positively related to the improvement in static and dynamic balance and global motor competence.
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