Cardiorespiratory fitness, executive functions, and sport type: a comparison between open-skill, close-skill, mixed and no-sport groups

Diplôme Master Cardiorespiratory fitness, executive functions, and sport type: a comparison between open-skill, close-skill, mixed and no-sport groups eng 2022 author Radonjic Ivana 935722 director Bavelier Daphné 737548 Section de psychologie (PSICO) director Chanal Julien 0000-0002-9670-1340 664254 Section de psychologie (PSICO) 54 <p>This study’s aim was to explore the link between cardiorespiratory fitness and executive functions, as moderated by the type of sport practice by Swiss children from ages 8 to 12. To do so, children were assessed on 9 different cognitive tasks, 3 for each executive functions, respectively: inhibition, working memory and cognitive flexibility. They were also assessed on cardiorespiratory fitness through a multistage test, and the information on which type of sport they were practicing outside of school was retrieved as well. Our main hypothesis was that the impact of cardiorespiratory fitness on executive functions would be moderated by the type of sport practiced, with children taking part in open-skill and mixed sports would have higher executive functions as their cardiorespiratory fitness improved, compared to children participating in closed-skill or in no sport at all. Results showed a moderator effect on inhibition with the mixed group having better inhibition as cardiorespiratory fitness improved compared to the other groups that had a negative relationship.</p> Dewey 150 Maîtrise universitaire en psychologie 108 Section de psychologie 71 false 1373 Brain & Learning Lab 3218c848-4377-4177-af15-5fb921208999 Master thesis Private RADONJIC_Ivana_MA_fevrier2023.pdf 1519767 application/pdf 62320624f296ab82e44208a63c25807abad805ee74dc4fbb0704cc6fa3390295 closedAccess Faculté de psychologie et des sciences de l'éducation / Section de psychologie

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