Adolescent, Healthy
Conditions
Keywords
motor coordination, executive function, inhibition
Brief summary
The study aimed to determine the effect of coordinative-based physical activity practices on motor competence, cognitive function and mood levels of adolescent boys. It is thought to answer the questions about the effect of coordinative-based physical activity programs on motor competence, cognitive functions and mood in adolescent males and the level of this effect.
Detailed description
The study aimed to determine the effect of coordinative-based physical activity practices on motor competence, cognitive function, and mood levels of adolescent boys. The research group consisted of 40 volunteer male students (age = 14.38±0.40) studying in a public high school. After the baseline assessment, participants were randomly divided into training (TG; n=20) or control (CG; n=20) groups in a 1:1 ratio. The physical activity levels of the participants were determined using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). The KTK3+ test battery was used to determine the level of motor competence. In the evaluation of cognitive functions, the Go/No-Go test was used to measure inhibition control, and the Mental Rotation test was used for spatial-spatial cognition. The Brunel Mood Scale was used to determine the mood level of the participants.
Interventions
OTHERCoordinative-Based Physical Activity Practices training group
In the first session, participants were asked to fill in an information form, including demographic information. They were asked to complete the Brunel Mood Scale and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). participants' height and body weight were measured. Participants' height was measured with a portable statiometer. Body weight was measured with a digital scale witha precision of 0.1 kg. In the second session, Go/No-Go and mental rotation tests, which are used to evaluate the cognitive functions of the participants, were administered to the participants. The KTK3+ motor competence test was used to determine the motor competence of the participants.The tests were administered to the participants in the same order and by the same researchers. Before the assessment of KTK3+ test of 5 minutes of running and 5 minutes of dynamic stretching was performed. Coordination-based physical activity applied to the exercise group continued for 25-30 minutes twice for 8 weeks.
Sponsors
Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University
Namik Kemal University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
14 Years to 15 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Typically developing children * Aged between 14 and 15 years * Enrolled in the 9th grade of high school * Not currently taking any medication * Provided informed consent from both the child and their parent/guardian
Exclusion criteria
* Having any diagnosed cardiovascular, neurological, orthopedic, or psychiatric condition * Taking regular medication * Outside the age range of 14-15 years * Presence of any developmental disorder or learning disability
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Changes in motor competence performance (KTK3+ Test Batery) | before and at the end of the 8-week intervention | The KTK3+ test battery, supported by a hand-eye coordination task, was used to assess children's motor competence. It is determined that KTK3+ test was a highly valid and reliable measurement tool to be used by Turkish children. KTK3 measures general gross motor coordination. By adding a throwing and catching task to the KTK3 test form, the KTK3+ test battery covering three fundamental motor skill domains (movement, balance, and object control) was developed. The KTK3+ test includes balancing backwards (BB), moving sideways (MS), jumping sideways (JS), and hand-eye coordination task (EHC). |
| Changes in inhibitory control (Go/no-go test) | before and at the end of the 8-week intervention. | The Go/No-Go test is the most widely used in inhibitory control assessment. In this study, a computer-based Go/No-Go test was applied. The test consists of five sections in total. Each section consists of 40 trials and each section contains 20 X (go) stimuli and 20 O (no-go) stimuli. A rest period of 10 seconds was given between the sections. There were 100 X (go) and 100 O (no-go) stimuli in total. These stimuli are displayed on the screen for 50 milliseconds and then there is a black screen for 1450 milliseconds. |
| Changes in mental rotation (Mental Rotation Test) | before and at the end of the 8-week intervention. | Mental rotation is defined as the ability to visualize the position and movement of a two- or three-dimensional object in space. As a result of neuroimaging studies showing that mental rotation and movement readiness may have common mechanisms in the premotor cortex, it has been suggested that there is a link between mental rotation test performance and physical activity. In this study, a computer-based mental rotation test was used. The test consists of a total of 16 trials. There are four images on the screen and these images are created by adding 10 cubes end to end. While the image on the left is the reference, only one of the other three images is a rotated view of the reference image in 3D space. The other two images are mirror images of the reference image. The correct answers in the first eight questions were rotated on the X axis and the correct answers in the other eight questions were rotated on the Z axis. |
| Changes in mood (Brunel Mood Scale) | before and at the end of the 8-week intervention | Brunel mood scale was developed by Terry and colleagues. The scale was adapted into Turkish by Soylu and colleagues. The scale consists of six (6) sub-dimensions and 24 items. In the adapted study, internal consistency was reported as α=.83 for the anger subscale, α=.81 for the confusion subscale, α=.81 for the depression subscale, α=.81 for the fatigue subscale, α=.88 for the tension subscale and α=.75 for the vitality subscale. In the current study, α=.76 for the anger subscale, α=.73 for the confusion subscale, α=.77 for the depression subscale, α=.83 for the fatigue subscale, α=.82 for the tension subscale and α=.80 for the vitality subscale.High scores on the scale indicate a high mood value. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed