Recent research findings have indicated that aerobic fitness and motor fitness are related to specific executive functions (EF). However, it is not clear whether the relationships of these fitness factors with executive functions are dependent on each other. The goal of this study was thus to investigate the relationship of aerobic fitness, motor fitness, and their interaction with EF in preadolescents. The sample consisted of 137 students (67 boys) aged 9-10 years. Physical fitness assessment included measures of aerobic fitness (20 m shuttle run test) and motor fitness (Hurdle and crawl test), while EF assessment encompassed measures of inhibition (Modified Stroop task), shifting (Smiley task) and updating (Letter memory task). The results showed that motor fitness was positively related to inhibition, r = .22, p lt .05, while aerobic fitness was positively related to shifting r = .22, p lt .05. Multiple regression and post hoc analyses indicated that aerobic fitness was positive...ly related to shifting only when motor fitness was also high (beta = .44, p lt .01). This pattern of results could indicate the potential relevance of high levels of both motor and aerobic fitness for EF.
TY - JOUR
AU - Milošević, Vladimir J.
AU - Orlić, Ana
AU - Purić, Danka
AU - Radisavljević-Janić, Snežana
AU - Lazarević, Dušanka
AU - Milanović, Ivana
PY - 2021
UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3325
AB - Recent research findings have indicated that aerobic fitness and motor fitness are related to specific executive functions (EF). However, it is not clear whether the relationships of these fitness factors with executive functions are dependent on each other. The goal of this study was thus to investigate the relationship of aerobic fitness, motor fitness, and their interaction with EF in preadolescents. The sample consisted of 137 students (67 boys) aged 9-10 years. Physical fitness assessment included measures of aerobic fitness (20 m shuttle run test) and motor fitness (Hurdle and crawl test), while EF assessment encompassed measures of inhibition (Modified Stroop task), shifting (Smiley task) and updating (Letter memory task). The results showed that motor fitness was positively related to inhibition, r = .22, p lt .05, while aerobic fitness was positively related to shifting r = .22, p lt .05. Multiple regression and post hoc analyses indicated that aerobic fitness was positively related to shifting only when motor fitness was also high (beta = .44, p lt .01). This pattern of results could indicate the potential relevance of high levels of both motor and aerobic fitness for EF.
PB - Springer, New York
T2 - Current Psychology
T1 - The relationship of aerobic and motor fitness with executive functions in preadolescents
DO - 10.1007/s12144-019-00514-4
ER -
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author = "Milošević, Vladimir J. and Orlić, Ana and Purić, Danka and Radisavljević-Janić, Snežana and Lazarević, Dušanka and Milanović, Ivana",
year = "2021",
abstract = "Recent research findings have indicated that aerobic fitness and motor fitness are related to specific executive functions (EF). However, it is not clear whether the relationships of these fitness factors with executive functions are dependent on each other. The goal of this study was thus to investigate the relationship of aerobic fitness, motor fitness, and their interaction with EF in preadolescents. The sample consisted of 137 students (67 boys) aged 9-10 years. Physical fitness assessment included measures of aerobic fitness (20 m shuttle run test) and motor fitness (Hurdle and crawl test), while EF assessment encompassed measures of inhibition (Modified Stroop task), shifting (Smiley task) and updating (Letter memory task). The results showed that motor fitness was positively related to inhibition, r = .22, p lt .05, while aerobic fitness was positively related to shifting r = .22, p lt .05. Multiple regression and post hoc analyses indicated that aerobic fitness was positively related to shifting only when motor fitness was also high (beta = .44, p lt .01). This pattern of results could indicate the potential relevance of high levels of both motor and aerobic fitness for EF.",
publisher = "Springer, New York",
journal = "Current Psychology",
title = "The relationship of aerobic and motor fitness with executive functions in preadolescents",
doi = "10.1007/s12144-019-00514-4"
}
Milošević, V. J., Orlić, A., Purić, D., Radisavljević-Janić, S., Lazarević, D.,& Milanović, I.. (2021). The relationship of aerobic and motor fitness with executive functions in preadolescents. in Current Psychology
Springer, New York..
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-019-00514-4
Milošević VJ, Orlić A, Purić D, Radisavljević-Janić S, Lazarević D, Milanović I. The relationship of aerobic and motor fitness with executive functions in preadolescents. in Current Psychology. 2021;.
doi:10.1007/s12144-019-00514-4 .
Milošević, Vladimir J., Orlić, Ana, Purić, Danka, Radisavljević-Janić, Snežana, Lazarević, Dušanka, Milanović, Ivana, "The relationship of aerobic and motor fitness with executive functions in preadolescents" in Current Psychology (2021),
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-019-00514-4 . .
