The relationship of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity to cognitive processing in adolescents: findings from the ALSPAC birth cohort
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Article Title | The relationship of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity to cognitive processing in adolescents: findings from the ALSPAC birth cohort |
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ERA Journal ID | 6596 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Pindus, Dominika M. (Author), Davis, Robert D. Moore (Author), Hillman, Charles H. (Author), Bandelow, Stephan (Author), Hogervorst, Eef (Author), Biddle, Stuart J. H. (Author) and Sherar, Lauren B. (Author) |
Journal Title | Psychological Research: an international journal of perception, attention, memory and action |
Journal Citation | 79 (5), pp. 715-728 |
Number of Pages | 14 |
Year | 2015 |
Place of Publication | Germany |
ISSN | 0340-0727 |
1430-2772 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-014-0612-2 |
Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00426-014-0612-2 |
Abstract | The aim of this study was to assess the relations of daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) to cognitive functions in 15-year-old adolescents from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children while controlling for aerobic fitness. A sub-sample of 667 adolescents (Mage = 15.4 ± 0.16 years; 55 % females) who provided valid data on variables of interest, were used in the analyses. MVPA was objectively assessed using an Actigraph GT1M accelerometer and aerobic fitness was expressed as physical work capacity at the heart rate of 170 beats per minute from a cycle ergometer test. A computerized stop-signal task was used to measure mean reaction time (RT) and standard deviation of RT, as indicators of cognitive processing speed and variability during an attention and inhibitory control task. MVPA was not significantly related to cognitive processing speed or variability of cognitive performance in hierarchical linear regression models. In simple regression models, aerobic fitness was negatively related to mean RT on the simple go condition. Our results suggest that aerobic fitness, but not MVPA, was associated with cognitive processing speed under less cognitively demanding task conditions. The results thus indicate a potential global effect of aerobic fitness on cognitive functions in adolescents but this may differ depending on the specific task characteristics. |
Keywords | Actigraphy; Adolescent; Cognition; Exercise; Female; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Neuropsychological Tests; Physical Fitness; Reaction Time; |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420702. Exercise physiology |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Byline Affiliations | Loughborough University, United Kingdom |
University of Illinois, United States |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q41xz/the-relationship-of-moderate-to-vigorous-physical-activity-to-cognitive-processing-in-adolescents-findings-from-the-alspac-birth-cohort
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