Fitness–attention relationships are stronger in boys than girls, with higher explained variance in boys' regression models¶
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q3 i? Boys showed stronger correlations and higher regression-explained variance between fitness and attention measures than girls. → Reigal RE 2020
Evidence¶
Reigal RE 2020¶
Reigal RE, Moral-Campillo L, Juárez-Ruiz de Mier R, Morillo-Baro JP, Morales-Sánchez V, Pastrana JL and Hernández-Mendo A (2020) Physical Fitness Level Is Related to Attention and Concentration in Adolescents. Front. Psychol. 11:110. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00110
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Gender comparison across the correlation (Table 2) and regression (Table 3) analyses of the full sample. The article reports that "boys have better levels of correlation between the variables and the percentage of explained variance in the regression models are higher"; no single effect size is printed for this contrast.
"Data indicate that boys have better levels of correlation between the variables and the percentage of explained variance in the regression models are higher, which is consistent with previous studies"
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Gender — moderator: an instructional effect differs by group
- Physical Well-Being — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- Gender did not significantly moderate relationships between social functioning and academic development in preschoolers — related
- Adolescents in the higher physical fitness cluster score better on attention and concentration than the lower-fitness cluster, in both boys and girls — related
- Commissions scores do not differ significantly between fitness clusters in either gender — related
- Girls show significantly higher task orientation than boys in preschool — related
- VO2max is the main linear-regression predictor of attention and concentration, with strength also predictive in boys — related
- Physical fitness measures correlate with selective attention and concentration in adolescents, with VO2max showing moderate correlations — a broader claim this one bears on
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Fitness–attention relationships are stronger in boys than girls, with higher explained variance in boys' regression models |
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Fitness–attention relationships are stronger in boys than girls, with higher explained variance in boys' regression models |
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