Preschoolers’ executive functions following indoor and outdoor free play

Koepp, Andrew E.; Gershoff, Elizabeth T.; Castelli, Darla M.; Bryan, Amy E.

doi:10.1016/j.tine.2022.100182

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“…There was considerable heterogeneity in the study design, methods, analyses, and measures of the included studies. The 37 studies included samples from nine different countries including USA (n = 18), 16,29,[36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51] Canada (n = 9), [52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60] Australia (n = 5), [61][62][63][64][65] China (n = 5), [66][67][68][69][70] South Africa (n = 3), [71][72][73] Germany (n = 2), 74,75 Finland (n = 2), 76,77 the United Kingdom (n = 1), 78 and Spain (n = 1), 79 Brazil (n = 1). 80 The majority of studies (99%) were published within the last decade with only one study ...…”

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“…80 The majority of studies (99%) were published within the last decade with only one study 47 being published in 2006. The included studies consisted of cross-sectional (n = 19), 29,37,38,43,51,54,[56][57][58]61,65,[71][72][73][76][77][78][79][80] longitudinal (n = 12), 29,37,44,48,53,55,59,60,[62][63][64]75 RCT (n = 5), 16,40,66,68,69 pre-post experimental with no control group (n = 5), 39,41,46,47,50 quasi-experimental (n = 4), 49,67,70,74 and experimental (n = 2) 42,45 design. Most studies (n = 37) included participants aged 3-5 years, seven studies inclu...…”

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“…The majority (n = 34) of studies reported on the associations between PA and a single domain of self-regulation (cognitive [36][37][38]42,45,47,49,50,52,53,57,60,62,[67][68][69][70][72][73][74]77,78,80 emotional 43,46,48,61,66,79 and behavioral [n = 5] 16,29,39,41,51 ). Eight studies reported on the association between PA and two domains of self-regulation (emotional and behavioral [n = 5], 40,55,56,59,76 cognitive and emotional [n = 2], 44,58 and cognitive and behavioral [n = 1] 65 ); two studies reported on the association between PA and all three domains of self-regulation 54,75 ; and three studies reported on global self-regulation.…”

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“…Cognitive self-regulation was assessed as inhibitory control (N = 21 [36][37][38]42,44,49,50,[52][53][54]57,60,62,67,68,70,72,77,78,80 studies), working memory (N = 19 [36][37][38]44,50,52,53,57,60,62,65,67,68,70,72,77,78,80 studies), cognitive flexibility (N = 14 36-38,42,44,52,62,65,67,68,70,72,78,80 studies), and attention (N = 9 45,47,49,50,58,69,73-75 studies) (Table 1). Seven studies assessed one aspect of cognitive self-regulation, seven studies assessed two aspects, and 14 studies assessed three aspects, but no study assessed all four aspects of cognitive self-regulation.…”

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“…were reported (see Figure 2). PA was measured as light-intensity PA 36,45,53,54,62,65,78,80 (LPA; N = 8), moderate-intensity PA 62,65,80 (MPA; N = 3), moderate-to-vigorous-intensity PA 36,37,45,49,[52][53][54]62,68,75,78 (MVPA; N = 11), vigorous-intensity PA 62,65,77,80 (VPA; N = 4), total PA 44,47,49,50,57,58,60,72,73 (TPA; N = 9), and sports participation 38 (N = 1). An additional five studies 42,67,69,70,74 included a PA Studies that reported that the associations were mediated by sex.…”

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SummaryPhysical activity and self‐regulation are important predictors of pediatric overweight and obesity. Young children (0–5 years) with lower physical activity levels and poorer self‐regulation skills are at greater risk for overweight. Despite growing evidence that the two constructs are interrelated, their association remains unclear in young children. This review systematically summarized associations between physical activity and self‐regulation in early childhood and explored the directionality of associations. Searches were run in six electronic databases. Forty‐seven papers met inclusion criteria. Only three studies investigated all three domains of self‐regulation (behavioral, cognitive, and emotional). Overall, findings were inconclusive; studies reported weak to moderate positive associations (n = 17), inverse associations (n = 5), mixed associations (n = 15), null association (n = 2), and negative (n = 1) between physical activity and self‐regulation. Compared with the emotional and cognitive domains, physical activity was most consistently positively associated with behavioral self‐regulation. Only one study assessed bidirectional associations, reporting a positive association. The three studies that included global self‐regulation showed contradicting findings. There is some evidence that physical activity dose and sex potentially confound these associations; however, further research is needed given the paucity of studies. This review highlights the need for more in‐depth investigation of the complex association between physical activity and global self‐regulation.

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Studying within‐person variability in children's behavior is frequently hindered by challenges collecting repeated observations. This study used wearable accelerometers to collect an intensive time series (2.7 million observations) of young children's movement at school (N = 62, Mage = 4.5 years, 54% male, 74% Non‐Hispanic White) in 2021. Machine learning analyses indicated that children's typical forward acceleration was strongly correlated with lower teacher‐reported inhibitory control and attention (r = −.69). Using forward movement intensity as a proxy for impulsivity, we partitioned the intensive time series and found that (1) children modulated their behavior across periods of the school day, (2) children's impulsivity increased across the school week, and (3) children with greater impulsivity showed greater variability in behavior across days.

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Preschoolers’ executive functions following indoor and outdoor free play

Cited by 6 publications

References 45 publications

Association between physical activity and self‐regulation in early childhood: A systematic review

Association between physical activity and self‐regulation in early childhood: A systematic review

Executive functions and play

Leveraging an intensive time series of young children's movement to capture impulsive and inattentive behaviors in a preschool setting

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