학술논문
Physical activity intervention improves executive function and language development during early childhood: The active early learning cluster randomized controlled trial.
Document Type
Article
Source
Subject
*PHYSICAL activity
*EXECUTIVE function
*CHILDREN'S language
*ACTIVE learning
*PRESCHOOL children
*AUSTRALIANS
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Language
ISSN
0009-3920
Abstract
This 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]