RT Journal Article
T1 Prospective associations between physical fitness and executive function in adolescents: The UP&DOWN study
A1 Muntaner-Mas, Adria
A1 Mora-Gonzalez, Jose
A1 Cabanas-Sanchez, Veronica
A1 Berninches Pintado, Laura
A1 Salmon, Jo
A1 Hillman, Charles H.
A1 Castro-Pinero, Jose
A1 Perales, Jose C.
A1 Veiga, Oscar L.
A1 Esteban-Cornejo, Irene
K1 Motor activity
K1 Youth
K1 Education
K1 Cognition
K1 Working memory
K1 Inhibitory control
K1 Brain function
AB Introduction: The objective of the present work is to investigate the prospective associations between physical fitness components (cardiorespiratory fitness, motor fitness, and muscular strength) and two domains of executive function (working memory and inhibitory control) in adolescents.Methods: A total of 422 Spanish adolescents (13.35 +/- 1.54 years, at baseline) from the UP&DOWN study with assessments at baseline and at 2-year follow-up were included in the analysis. Physical fitness was assessed using the ALPHA Fitness Test Battery. Working memory was measured by the n-back task and inhibitory control by the go/no-go task. Relationships of physical fitness components with working memory and inhibitory control were examined using linear regression models, adjusted for confounders.Results: Higher baseline levels of the three physical fitness components (cardiorespiratory fitness, motor fitness, and muscular strength) individually predicted better performance on the working memory (beta(ranged), from .159 to .207; all p
PB Elsevier
SN 1469-0292
YR 2022
FD 2022-04-29
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/22480
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/22480
LA en
NO Muntaner-Mas A, Mora-Gonzalez J, Cabanas-Sánchez V, Pintado LB, Salmon J, Hillman CH, et al. Prospective associations between physical fitness and executive function in adolescents: The UP&DOWN study. Psychology Of Sport And Exercise [Internet]. 1 de julio de 2022;61:102203
NO The authors gratefully acknowledge the youth, parents, and teacherswho participated in this study. The UP&DOWN Study was supported bythe DEP 2010-21662-C04-00 grant from the National Plan for Research,Development, and Innovation (R + D + i) MICINN. AM-M was a recipient of a Jos´e Castillejo Fellowship from the Spanish Ministry of Science,Innovation, and Universities (CAS19/00265). IEC is supported by theSpanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (RYC2019-027287-I). JS issupported by an Australian National Health and Medical ResearchCouncil Leadership 2 Investigator Grant (APP 1176885). VC-S wassupported by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (IJC2018-038008-I).
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RD Apr 17, 2025