Effects of physical activity on executive function and its subdomains in children aged 5–6
Baolong Wang, Peiyou Chen, Zhihao Jia, Zhaowen Tan · 2025
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Four researchers measure how daily movement relates to self-control skills in five- and six-year-olds. Executive function covers holding back impulses, shifting between rules, and keeping facts in mind, and it grows fast at this age. The team fitted 170 kindergarten children with motion sensors for a week and asked parents to rate each child's daily executive skills.
The children averaged about 111 minutes of activity a day, and most reached the advised level of moderate-to-vigorous movement. After accounting for body size and family background, more vigorous activity went with better overall executive scores and better impulse control, flexibility, and working memory. The link bent into an inverted U, with the sweet spot near 71 to 83 minutes a day. Boys gained more than girls as activity rose. The authors present movement as a practical support for early thinking skills.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Baolong Wang, Peiyou Chen, Zhihao Jia, Zhaowen Tan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 60 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |