ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2022
The Effect of Leisure Time Sport on Executive Functions in Danish 1st Grade Children.
Article in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02488460 (Effects of a School-based Physical Activity Intervention on Math Achievement - A Randomized Controlled Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.
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Effects of a School-based Physical Activity Intervention on Math Achievement - A Randomized Controlled Trial
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- Comparative effects of physical education interventions on motor ability and executive function in junior high school students and their interrelationships.Frontiers in public health · 2026Trial
- Mediating effects of physical fitness index between physical activity and executive function in Chinese adolescents: an observational study.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The effectiveness of one "physical education minute" during lessons to develop concentration in 8- to 10-year-old schoolchildren.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
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Abstract
Physical inactivity can influence children's executive functions with severe impact on wellbeing and academic learning. The objective is to study the effect of leisure time sport on executive functions in Danish 1st grade children, and secondary to explore if socio-economy is a confounder for associations between leisure time sport and executive functions. This study is a sub-study nested within a cluster-randomized controlled trial with two arms (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02488460). 505 children from twelve schools, mean age 7.2 ± 0.3 years participated. Outcomes for executive function were "Modified Eriksen Flanker/Reverse Flanker Task" and "Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function" (BRIEF-P). Parents used SMS-tracking to register their children's leisure time sport. Multivariate analyzes was performed using mixed linear regression, with adjustment for highest parental education, sex, municipality, and school-type. We found that leisure time sport seems to significantly improve working memory (WM) with nearly 20%, and furthermore it seems to be a significant predictor of 'Initiate' (the ability to begin an activity, to generate ideas, responses or problem-solving strategies). Socio-economy was not found to be a confounder. This study lends support to the hypothesis that leisure time sport is related to working memory capacity in children.
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