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Physical Activity and Inhibitory Control: The Mediating Role of Sleep Quality and Sleep Efficiency

Lin Li
,
Qian Yu
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Wen-rui Zhao
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Fabian Herold
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Boris Cheval
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Zhaowei Kong
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Jinming Li
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Notger Mueller
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Arthur F. Kramer
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Jie Cui
,
Hua-wei Pan
,
Zhu-xuan Zhan
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Min-qiang Hui
,
Liye Zou
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Version 1 : Received: 7 May 2021 / Approved: 10 May 2021 / Online: 10 May 2021 (11:51:54 CEST)

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Li, L.; Yu, Q.; Zhao, W.; Herold, F.; Cheval, B.; Kong, Z.; Li, J.; Mueller, N.; Kramer, A.F.; Cui, J.; Pan, H.; Zhan, Z.; Hui, M.; Zou, L. Physical Activity and Inhibitory Control: The Mediating Role of Sleep Quality and Sleep Efficiency. Brain Sci. 2021, 11, 664. Li, L.; Yu, Q.; Zhao, W.; Herold, F.; Cheval, B.; Kong, Z.; Li, J.; Mueller, N.; Kramer, A.F.; Cui, J.; Pan, H.; Zhan, Z.; Hui, M.; Zou, L. Physical Activity and Inhibitory Control: The Mediating Role of Sleep Quality and Sleep Efficiency. Brain Sci. 2021, 11, 664.

Abstract

The current study aimed to investigate the relationship between physical activity (PA) level and inhibitory control performance and then determine whether this association was mediated by multiple sleep parameters (i.e., subjective sleep quality, sleep duration, sleep efficiency, sleep disturbance). Methods. 180 healthy university students (age: 20.15 ± 1.92 years) from the East China Normal University were recruited in the present study. PA level, sleep parameters, and inhibitory control performance were assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Scale (PSQI), and a Stroop test, respectively. Data were analyzed using structual equation modeling. Results. A higher level of PA was linked to better cognitive performance. Furthermore, higher subjective sleep quality and sleep efficiency were associated with better inhibitory control performance. The mediation analysis revealed that subjective sleep quality and sleep efficiency mediated the relationship between PA level and inhibitory control performance. Conclusion. Our results are in accordance with the literature and buttress the idea that a healthy lifestyle that involves a relatively high level of regular PA and adequate sleep patterns is beneficial for cognition (e.g., inhibitory control performance). Furthermore, our study adds to the literature that sleep quality and sleep efficiency mediates the relationship of PA and inhibitory control performance expanding our knowledge in the field of exercise-cognition.

Keywords

physical activity; sleep; inhibitory performance; mediating effects

Subject

Social Sciences, Psychology

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