SynthesisFrontiers in human neuroscience2024
Effects of open-skill exercise on executive functions in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Postural Stability, Rather than Strength-Coordination, Is Associated with Executive Functions in Preschool Children: A Structural Equation Modeling Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Changes in verbal fluency, anthropometric parameters, physical activity, and physical fitness following an after-school basketball program in children: a pilot study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Predictive associations between brain functional connectivity, motor abilities, and executive function development in early childhood: a longitudinal machine learning study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- A study on the correlation between types and duration of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and mobile phone dependence among adolescents.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Cross-sectional differences in inhibitory control between adolescent badminton trainees and age-matched non-athletes: a Flanker task study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Open-skill vs. closed-skill sports and executive function in children and adolescents: a mini review of mechanisms and moderating factors.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- Exercise-based interventions for problematic short-video use: a narrative review of current evidence and potential psychological pathways.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- Neural mechanisms and social support for mental health in old age by martial arts exercise.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Review
- Football training vs. martial arts training: How are they related to executive function skills in 5-6-year-old boys?Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Effects of community-based open and closed skill exercise interventions on ecological executive function and mobile phone dependence of adolescents.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: The research on the intervention of open-skill exercise on the executive functions of children and adolescents still requires quantitative synthesis, and there is inconsistency in the effects of intervention by strategic and interceptive skills, which are sub-divided from open-skill exercise. Therefore, this study systematically explores the aforementioned issues and examines the potential moderating factors in the effects of open-skill exercise intervention on executive functions. Methods: Computer searches of the CNKI, WOS, PubMed, ScienceDirect and SPORTDiscus databases were conducted. Two researchers independently screened the articles and extracted data, and used the bias risk assessment tool recommended by the Cochrane Collaboration Network and the Methodological Index for Non- Randomized Studies (MINORS) scale to assess included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-experimental designs (QEDs). Statistical analyses were performed using Stata 16.0 software. Results: A total of 16 articles and 17 studies were included, comprising 11 RCTs and 6 QEDs. The participants were 1,298 children and adolescents aged 5 to 16. Open skill exercises have significant intervention effects ( Conclusion: Open-skill exercise has a positive intervention effect on executive functioning in children and adolescents, and strategic skill exercise interventions are more effective. In addition, the quantitative elements of exercise (intensity, frequency, and duration per session) and demographic factors (age and ethnicity) play a potential moderating role in this context. Based on this, it is recommended that children and adolescents choose more strategic open-skill exercises according to their actual situation and select appropriate quantitative exercise factors to maximize the enhancement of their executive functions. Systematic review registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/#myprospero, CRD42025636714.
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