Sport participation and vigilance in children:Influence of different sport expertise  

作　　者：Rafael Ballester Florentino Huertas Enrique Molina Daniel Sanabria rafael ballester;florentino huertas;enrique molina;daniel sanabria(faculty of physical education&sport sciences,catholic university of valencia,Valencia 46900,Spain;mind brain and behavior research center,university of granada,Granada 18071.Spain)

机构地区：[1]Faculty of Physical Education ＆ Sport Sciences,Catholic University of Valencia,Valeneia 46900,Spain [2]Mind Brain and Behavior Research Center,University of Granada,Granada 18071,Spain [3]）Corresponding author.E-mail address：[e-mail]

出　　处：《Journal of Sport and Health Science》2018年第4期497-504,共8页运动与健康科学（英文）

基　　金：supported by a Spanish Ministerio de Educacion y Cultura predoctoral grant(FPU13-05605)to RB;project research grants:Junta de Andalucia Proyecto de Excelencia(SEJ-6414);Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad(PSI2013-46385)to DS and FH;Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad(PSI2016-75956-P)to DS

摘　　要：Purpose： The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between different types of sport expertise （externally-paced vs. self-paced sports） and vigilance performance in children by evaluating the cardiovascular fitness level of the participants. Methods： Three groups of children （11.0 ± 0.2 years） differentiated in terms of their regular sport participation （football players, n = 20; track and field athletes, n = 20; non-athletic controls, n = 20） took part in the study. In one session, participants performed the Leger Multi-stage fitness test to estimate their aerobic fitness level. In another session, participants completed the Psychomotor Vigilance Task （PVT） to evaluate their vigilance performance under 2 conditions of velocity demands （normal vs. speed）. Results： The results revealed that both groups of sport practitioners had higher cardiovascular fitness than non-athlete controls. In contrast, no significant differences in the performance PVT were found between track and field athletes and controls. Crucially, football players showed better performance in the PVT than track and field athletes and controls. These between-group differences were not modulated by the speed demands of the task. Conclusion： The major novel finding of this research points to a positive relationship between sport participation and vigilance performance during childhood. We discuss our results in terms of the different hypotheses put forward in the literature to explain the relationship between regular exercise and cognitive fimctioning： the ＂cardiovascular fitness＂ and the ＂cognitive component skills＂ hypotheses.2018 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Shanghai University of Sport. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license. （http：//creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/）.Purpose: The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between different types of sport expertise(externally-paced vs. self-paced sports) and vigilance performance in children by evaluating the cardiovascular fitness level of the participants.Methods: Three groups of children(11.0 § 0.2 years) differentiated in terms of their regular sport participation(football players, n = 20; track and field athletes, n = 20; non-athletic controls, n = 20) took part in the study. In one session, participants performed the Leger Multi-stage fitness test to estimate their aerobic fitness level. In another session, participants completed the Psychomotor Vigilance Task(PVT) to evaluate their vigilance performance under 2 conditions of velocity demands(normal vs. speed).Results: The results revealed that both groups of sport practitioners had higher cardiovascular fitness than non-athlete controls. In contrast, no significant differences in the performance PVT were found between track and field athletes and controls. Crucially, football players showed better performance in the PVT than track and field athletes and controls. These between-group differences were not modulated by the speed demands of the task.Conclusion: The major novel finding of this research points to a positive relationship between sport participation and vigilance performance during childhood. We discuss our results in terms of the different hypotheses put forward in the literature to explain the relationship between regular exercise and cognitive functioning: the "cardiovascular fitness" and the "cognitive component skills" hypotheses.

关 键 词：CHILDHOOD COGNITION Cognitive skills Physical activity Physical exercise Sustained attention 

分 类 号：G804.2[文化科学—运动人体科学]