Version 1
: Received: 17 January 2024 / Approved: 18 January 2024 / Online: 18 January 2024 (11:34:59 CET)
How to cite:
Li, L.; Huang, Z.; Lu, Y.; Wu, X. Jump Rope Exercise Improves Executive Function in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Preprints2024, 2024011412. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.1412.v1
Li, L.; Huang, Z.; Lu, Y.; Wu, X. Jump Rope Exercise Improves Executive Function in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Preprints 2024, 2024011412. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.1412.v1
Li, L.; Huang, Z.; Lu, Y.; Wu, X. Jump Rope Exercise Improves Executive Function in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Preprints2024, 2024011412. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.1412.v1
APA Style
Li, L., Huang, Z., Lu, Y., & Wu, X. (2024). Jump Rope Exercise Improves Executive Function in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.1412.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Li, L., Yi-Juan Lu and Xue-ping Wu. 2024 "Jump Rope Exercise Improves Executive Function in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.1412.v1
Abstract
Objective: This study investigated the effects of an easily implemented 8-week program centered around jump rope exercise (JRE) on executive function among children with ADHD. Methods: Using the Stroop Color Word Test to assess inhibitory control, the n-back task (1- and 2-back) to assess working memory, and task switching to assess cognitive flexibility. Results: After the intervention, there were within-group effects only for the experimental group, with higher accuracy on the 1-back working memory task (t= -2.79，p= 0.011< 0.05，Cohen’s d= 0.60) and on task switching after compared with before the JRE intervention (t= -4.00，p=0.01<0.05，Cohen’s d= 0.85), but with no change in reaction time. There was no significant within-group difference on the Stroop test (P> 0.05). Additionally, there were no between-group effects as assessed by one-way analyses of variance. Conclusion: 8-week program focused on JRE improved two aspects of executive function, working memory and cognitive flexibility, with no significant effect on a third aspect, inhibitory control, among children with ADHD aged 7 to 12 years.
Keywords
Attention-deficit/hyperactity disorder; jump rope exercise; children; exercise intervention; executive function
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
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