Is Just Moving Enough for Girls? The Moderation Role of Gross Motor Development Level in the Association Between Physical Activity and Cognition

Paez-Herrera, Jacqueline; Hurtado-Almonacid, Juan; Mello, Julio B.; Sobarzo, Catalina; Plaza-Arancibia, Paula; Kain-Berkovic, Julian; Leyton, Barbara; Soto-Sanchez, Johana; Leiva-Guerrero, Veronica; Batalla-Flores, Albert

Abstract

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.

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Título según WOS: ID WOS:001121793500001 Not found in local WOS DB
Título de la Revista: JOURNAL OF TEACHING IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Editorial: HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC
Fecha de publicación: 2023
DOI:

10.1123/jtpe.2023-0173

Notas: ISI