ERIC Number: EJ1432960
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0273-5024
EISSN: EISSN-1543-2769
Is Just Moving Enough for Girls? The Moderation Role of Gross Motor Development Level in the Association between Physical Activity and Cognition
Jacqueline Páez-Herrera; Juan Hurtado-Almonacid; Julio B. Mello; Catalina Sobarzo; Paula Plaza-Arancibia; Juliana Kain-Berkovic; Barbara Leyton; Johana Soto-Sánchez; Verónica Leiva-Guerrero; Albert Batalla-Flores
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, v43 n3 p435-441 2024
Purpose: Our objective is to describe the moderating effect of the level of gross motor development on the relationship between physical activity (PA) level and visual perception/memory in girls. Methods: This is a quantitative cross-sectional study with a randomized sample of 85 girls (mean age 7.11±0.74) from Chile. The following models were tested: interaction between PA (light: Model 1; moderate-vigorous: Model 2; vigorous: Model 3; and total PA: Model 4) and motor development level associated with visual perception/memory. Variables that showed interaction were tested according to the Johnson-Newman. Results: The Model 2 explains 13% of visual perception/memory and the Model 4 explains 15%, indicating that the motor development level is a moderator of this relationship. Conclusions: Collectively, our results present evidence that girls with a high level of gross motor skills have a stronger relationship between total PA (and also only moderate-vigorous activity) and visual perception/memory.
Descriptors: Motor Development, Physical Activity Level, Visual Perception, Memory, Females, Children, Foreign Countries, Physical Activities, Child Development, Executive Function, Attention Span, Cognitive Processes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Chile
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