Effects of the Type of Sports Practice on the Executive Functions of Schoolchildren

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dc.contributor.authorContreras-Osorio, Falonn
dc.contributor.authorPaola Guzman-Guzman, Iris
dc.contributor.authorCerda-Vega, Enrique
dc.contributor.authorChirosa-Rios, Luis
dc.contributor.authorRamirez-Campillo, Rodrigo
dc.contributor.authorCampos-Jara, Christian
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T21:09:52Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T21:09:52Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThere is a close relationship between the development of complex motor skills and executive functions during childhood. This study aimed to analyze the differences in different dimensions of executive functions in children practicing an open-skill sport (handball) and a closed-skill sport (athletics) and controls who did not participate in sports activities after a 12-week intervention period. School-aged male and female subjects (n = 90; mean +/- standard deviation = 11.45 +/- 0.68 years) participated in a non-randomized controlled study. Data analysis was performed using the STATA V.15 statistical software. The athletics intervention promoted semantic fluency (p = 0.007), whereas handball increased inhibition (p = 0.034). Additionally, physical activity improved in both intervention groups (p = < 0.001), whereas sprint performance improved in the handball group following intervention (p = 0.008), lower body muscular power improved in athletics (p = 0.04), and evidence of improvement in upper body muscular strength was noted in handball (p = 0.037). In turn, an increase in the Physical Activity Questionnaire for older Children score showed an association with the Standard Ten scores of executive functions. In conclusion, compared to controls, both athletics and handball induced meaningful improvements in physical activity and executive functions. However, sport-specific adaptations were noted after athletics (i.e., semantic fluency and lower body muscular power) and handball (i.e., inhibition, sprint, and upper-body muscular strength).
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph19073886
dc.identifier.eissn1660-4601
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073886
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/93550
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000780507300001
dc.issue.numero7
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaInternational journal of environmental research and public health
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectsport
dc.subjectphysical activity and sport in youth
dc.subjectexecutive functions
dc.subjectphysical fitness
dc.subjecthuman physical conditioning
dc.subjectmuscle strength
dc.subjectmusculoskeletal and neural physiological phenomena
dc.subjectphysical education and training
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleEffects of the Type of Sports Practice on the Executive Functions of Schoolchildren
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen19
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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