Disentangling the relationship between children's motor ability, executive function and academic achievement.

ABSTRACT: Even though positive relations between children's motor ability and their academic achievement are frequently reported, the underlying mechanisms are still unclear. Executive function has indeed been proposed, but hardly tested as a potential mediator. The aim of the present study was therefore to examine the mediating role of executive function in the relationship between motor ability and academic achievement, also investigating the individual contribution of specific motor abilities to the hypothesized mediated linkage to academic achievement. At intervals of ten weeks, 236 children aged between 10 and 12 years were tested in terms of their motor ability (t1: cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, motor coordination), core executive functions (t2: updating, inhibition, shifting),

SUBMITTER: Schmidt M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5560562 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature