Delayed positive effects of acute coordinative exercise on children’s attention

Schmidt, Mirko; Egger, Fabienne; Conzelmann, Achim (2015). Delayed positive effects of acute coordinative exercise on children’s attention. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 121(2), pp. 431-446. Ammons Scientific 10.2466/22.06.PMS.121c22x1

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Since attention is an important prerequisite for learning, it is particularly worthwhile to promote it in schools, through specific interventions. The present study examined the effects of an acute bout of coordinative exercise in physical education on the attention of primary school children. A total of 90 fifth grade primary school children (41 boys, 49 girls; M = 11.0 yr., SD = 0.6) participated in the study and were randomly assigned to either the experimental or the control group. The experimental group received a cognitively demanding physical education lesson consisting of different coordinative exercises; the control group attended a normal sedentary school lesson. Before, immediately after, and 90 min. after each experimental condition, the children's attentional performance was tested using the revised version of the d2 Test of Attention (d2-R). Results of the repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed that children's attentional performance increased through the specifically designed physical education lesson, not immediately but 90 min. after cessation. The results are discussed in terms of mechanisms explaining the relationship between acute physical exercise, and immediate and delayed effects on attention.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW) 07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW) > Sport Psychology and Research Methods
UniBE Contributor:	Schmidt, Mirko, Egger, Fabienne, Conzelmann, Achim
Subjects:	100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology 700 Arts > 790 Sports, games & entertainment
ISSN:	0031-5125
Publisher:	Ammons Scientific
Language:	English
Submitter:	Corinne Ammann
Date Deposited:	09 Dec 2015 14:41
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:50
Publisher DOI:	10.2466/22.06.PMS.121c22x1
PubMed ID:	26474438
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/73845