VO2max is the main linear-regression predictor of attention and concentration, with strength also predictive in boys¶
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q3 i? In stepwise linear regressions, maximum oxygen consumption was the main predictor of d2 attention and concentration measures; in boys, horizontal jump (strength) was also a significant predictor. → 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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Stepwise linear regression analysis (Table 3) regressing d2 measures on fitness predictors for the total sample and by gender. The article reports that "maximum oxygen consumption has been the main predictor of attention and concentration measures"; Table 3 prints unstandardized and standardized coefficients with R² and F for each model: in the total sample VO2max has β = .31 to .45 on five of the six d2 measures (model R² = .09 to .22), while the line with the fewest attempts (TR−) is predicted by the horizontal jump alone; in boys the horizontal jump is significant on five measures (β = .32 to .64), and in girls on two. These are regression weights in an observational sample, not effects of fitness.
"It has also been observed that maximum oxygen consumption has been the main predictor of attention and concentration measures, although in boys strength is also a significant predictor."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Physical Well-Being — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- Omissions, commissions and variation index of the d2 test are not related to any physical fitness variable — related
- Physical fitness measures correlate with selective attention and concentration in adolescents, with VO2max showing moderate correlations — 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
- Cardiorespiratory fitness predicts nearly all cognitive and psychosocial measures, with anxiety/insomnia predicted by horizontal jump and life satisfaction by fat mass — related
- Cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2max) is the physical fitness measure most strongly correlated with cognitive functioning in adolescents — related
- Fitness–attention relationships are stronger in boys than girls, with higher explained variance in boys' regression models — related
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VO2max is the main linear-regression predictor of attention and concentration, with strength also predictive in boys |
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VO2max is the main linear-regression predictor of attention and concentration, with strength also predictive in boys |
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2020 |
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