Physical activity intervention improves executive function and language development during early childhood: The active early learning cluster randomized controlled trial-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Physical activity intervention improves executive function and language development during early childhood: The active early learning cluster randomized controlled trial

Published:2023-10-06 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:0009-3920
Container-title:Child Development
language:en
Short-container-title:Child Development

Author:

Olive Lisa S.¹²³^ORCID,Telford Rohan M.⁴^ORCID,Westrupp Elizabeth¹²^ORCID,Telford Richard D.⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. School of Psychology Deakin University Geelong Victoria Australia

2. Faculty of Health, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development Deakin University Geelong Victoria Australia

3. IMPACT, The Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong Victoria Australia

4. Research Institute for Sport and Exercise University of Canberra Canberra Australian Capital Territory Australia

Abstract

AbstractThis study aimed to determine the effects of the Active Early Learning (AEL) childcare center‐based physical activity intervention on early childhood executive function and expressive vocabulary via a randomized controlled trial. Three‐hundred‐and‐fourteen preschool children (134 girls) aged 3–5 years from 15 childcare centers were randomly assigned to the intervention (8 centers; n = 170 children) or control group (7 centers, n = 144 children) in May 2019. Participants were mostly Australian (85%) and from slightly higher areas of socio‐economic status than the Australian average. There was an AEL intervention effect on inhibition (β = 0.5, p = .033, d = 0.29) and expressive vocabulary (β = 1.97, p = .001, d = 0.24). Integration of the AEL physical activity intervention into the daily childcare routine was effective in enhancing children's executive function and expressive language development.

Funder

National Health and Medical Research Council

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Developmental and Educational Psychology,Education,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

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