Associations Between Motor Competence and Executive Functions in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Motor competence and executive functions co-develop throughout childhood and adolescence, and there is emerging evidence that improvements in motor competence may have cognitive benefits in these populations. There is a need to provide a quantitative synthesis of the cross-sectional, longitudinal and experimental studies that have examined the association between motor competence and executive functions in school-aged youth.

Objectives

The primary aim of our systematic review was to synthesise evidence of the association between motor competence and executive functions in school-aged children and adolescents (5-18 years). Our secondary aim was to examine key moderators of this association.

Methods

We searched the PubMed, PsycINFO, Scopus, Ovid MEDLINE, SPOR

SUBMITTER: Bao R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11329584 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature