Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity correlates positively with fluency, originality, flexibility and overall creativity, though less significantly than vigorous activity alone¶
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Currency · newest study 2023 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person
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q3 i? MVPA correlates positively with FLU (r = 202, p < 0.05), O (r = 168, p < 0.01), FLE (r = 242, p < 0.01) and creativity in general (r = 154, p < 0.01). → Romance 2023
Evidence¶
Romance 2023¶
Romance, R., Nielsen-Rodríguez, A., Sousa Mendes, R., Dobado-Castañeda, J. C., & Dias, G. (2023). The influence of physical activity on the creativity of 10 and 11-year-old school children. Thinking Skills and Creativity. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2023.101295
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Bivariate correlation analysis (Table 2) of the same cross-sectional accelerometry and Torrance Test dataset. The article describes the MVPA pattern as following vigorous activity "although less significantly"; the design is correlational, so no causal claim is made.
"For its part, MVPA follows the same pattern, so that it correlates positively, although less significantly, with FLU (r = 202, p < 0.05), this relationship being positive and highly significant with O (r = 168, p < 0.01), FLE (r = 242, p < 0.01) and creativity in general (r = 154, p < 0.01), as presented in Table 2."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Creativity — outcome: instruction changes it
- Physical Well-Being — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- Light and moderate physical activity and sedentary behavior show no significant relationship with any creativity component or overall creativity — reports the opposite
- Vigorous physical activity is positively and significantly correlated with fluency, originality, flexibility and overall creativity in 10–11-year-old children — related
- Vigorous physical activity significantly predicts originality, fluency and flexibility in regression models, but not elaboration — related
- In a multiple regression model, vigorous physical activity significantly accounts for 4.5% of variance in overall creativity — related
- Daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity is associated with better executive functioning in boys with ADHD — related
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Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity correlates positively with fluency, originality, flexibility and overall creativity, though less significantly than vigorous activity alone |
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Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity correlates positively with fluency, originality, flexibility and overall creativity, though less significantly than vigorous activity alone |
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moderate |
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2023 |
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2026-10-20 |
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