School-garden playtime showed no significant effect on impulse control in primary school children¶
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q2 i? One reviewed study using the Go/No-Go task found no significant positive effect on impulse control after green structured play compared with a built playground. → Dianne A. Vella-Brodrick · Krystyna Gilowska 2022
Evidence¶
Dianne A. Vella-Brodrick · Krystyna Gilowska 2022¶
Dianne A. Vella-Brodrick · Krystyna Gilowska. (2022). Effects of Nature (Greenspace) on Cognitive Functioning in School Children and Adolescents: a Systematic Review. Educational Psychology Review (2022) 34:1217–1254. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-022-09658-5
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The review reports this null result from Amicone et al. (2018, Study 1), a quasi-experiment in which the Go/No-Go task measured impulse control after green structured play. No effect size is printed; the finding is a non-significant test, not a measured small effect.
"They found no significant positive effect in middle-class public school children in Rome after playtime in a school garden compared with a built playground."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- In elementary school students, short-term green breaks restore attention and working memory, with effects on inhibition mixed — related
- Short walks and green playtime improve selective attention in children and adolescents relative to urban or indoor comparisons — related
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School-garden playtime showed no significant effect on impulse control in primary school children |
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School-garden playtime showed no significant effect on impulse control in primary school children |
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