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Relationship between 24-hour movement behaviors and executive function in preschool children based on compositional data analysis

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: To examine the correlation between 24-hour movement behaviors (24 h-MBs) and executive function (EF) in preschool children. METHODS: Preschool children (n = 366, 187 boys; M_age = 4.18 ± 0.87) were recruited from kindergartens in Changsha City, China, in 2024. Physical activity and sedentary behavior (SB) time were collected using an accelerometer, while sleep duration was recorded using a sleep diary. EF was measured by a questionnaire (BRIEF-P), and compositional data analysis was employed. RESULTS: = 11.95, p = 0.047). (4) When MVPA was substituted for sleep, SB, and Light-intensity Physical Activity (LPA) for 15 min per day, there was a significant decrease in preschoolers' EF and many of its dimensions. Similarly, when sleep was substituted for SB for 15 min per day, there was a significant decrease in working memory (b = -0.12, p < 0.05), and vice versa, both increased significantly. CONCLUSION: Promoting moderate transitions from sleep, SB, and LPA to MVPA, as well as from SB to sleep, shows varying relationships with EF development among preschool children. Future research could further explore the long-term impact of 24 h-MBs on preschool children's EF, particularly the interactions between physical activity, SB, and sleep, and investigate more precise intervention strategies to promote the development of children's EF.

Source: Acta Psychologica

DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105394

Authors: Zhenya Chang, Ling Wang, Aifeng Zhu

Institutions: Changsha Normal University, Hunan Agricultural Products (China)

Language: English

Topic: Physical Activity and Health

Subfield: Physiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,670