PMID- 34955978
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20231103
IS  - 1664-1078 (Print)
IS  - 1664-1078 (Electronic)
IS  - 1664-1078 (Linking)
VI  - 12
DP  - 2021
TI  - The Effects of Diverse Exercise on Cognition and Mental Health of Children Aged 
      5-6 Years: A Controlled Trial.
PG  - 759351
LID - 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.759351 [doi]
LID - 759351
AB  - The rate of learning and cognitive development is at its highest level in 
      preschool-aged children, making this stage a critical period. Exercise has 
      received increasing attention for its beneficial physical and mental health 
      effects on the development of preschool children. This study investigated the 
      effects of diverse exercise on the cognition of preschool children. Two classes 
      were randomly selected from kindergarten classes of children aged 5-6 years, and 
      designated as the experimental and control classes. Each class contained 20 
      children (10 boys and 10 girls) according to the kindergarten class system. The 
      experimental class completed exercises according to the designed curriculum, 
      while control class carried out exercises according to the regular teaching plan, 
      for a study period of 12 weeks. The Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of 
      Intelligence (WPPSI) and the Mental Health Questionnaire for Children were used 
      to assess outcomes, both at the beginning and end of study. After 12 weeks, the 
      experimental class has improved in the "Object Assembly," "Block Design," 
      "Picture Completion," and "Coding" (14.70 +/- 2.14, p < 0.01; 14.54 +/- 1.56, p < 
      0.01; 9.62 +/- 2.06, p < 0.05; 15.92 +/- 2.72, p < 0.05) in performance test, and 
      showed improvements in the "Movement," "Cognitive Ability," "Sociality" and 
      "Living Habits" (5.65 +/- 0.59, p < 0.01; 11.20 +/- 1.91, p < 0.05; 9.05 +/- 1.72, p < 
      0.05; 7.10 +/- 1.45, p < 0.05) in mental health outcomes. Diverse exercise has a 
      significantly beneficial role in promoting the cognitive development of children 
      aged 5-6 years, as well as a beneficial, albeit insignificant, role in their 
      mental health.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2021 Jia, Zhang, Wang, Dong, Zhou and Ding.
FAU - Jia, Ningxin
AU  - Jia N
AD  - College of Physical Education, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China.
FAU - Zhang, Xijin
AU  - Zhang X
AD  - Mengyin Experimental Middle School, Linyi, China.
FAU - Wang, Xu
AU  - Wang X
AD  - Quanxin Primary School, Jinan, China.
FAU - Dong, Xiaosheng
AU  - Dong X
AD  - School of Physical Education, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
FAU - Zhou, Yanan
AU  - Zhou Y
AD  - College of Physical Education, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China.
FAU - Ding, Meng
AU  - Ding M
AD  - College of Physical Education, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20211208
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Front Psychol
JT  - Frontiers in psychology
JID - 101550902
PMC - PMC8692655
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - children
OT  - cognition
OT  - diverse exercise
OT  - intelligence
OT  - mental health
COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any 
      commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential 
      conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2021/12/28 06:00
MHDA- 2021/12/28 06:01
PMCR- 2021/12/08
CRDT- 2021/12/27 06:24
PHST- 2021/08/20 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2021/11/18 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/12/27 06:24 [entrez]
PHST- 2021/12/28 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/12/28 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2021/12/08 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.759351 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Front Psychol. 2021 Dec 8;12:759351. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.759351. eCollection 
      2021.