| Autor: |
Jarraya S; Research Unit, High Institute of Sport and Physical Education, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia., Wagner M; Department of Sport Science, Bundeswehr University Munich, Neubiberg, Germany., Jarraya M; Research Unit, High Institute of Sport and Physical Education, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia., Engel FA; Department Movement and Training Science, Institute of Sport and Sport Science, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Frontiers in psychology [Front Psychol] 2019 Apr 10; Vol. 10, pp. 796. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Apr 10 (Print Publication: 2019). |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00796 |
| Abstrakt: |
The present study assesses the impact of Kindergarten-based yoga on cognitive performance, visual-motor coordination, and behavior of inattention and hyperactivity in 5-year-old children. In this randomized controlled trial, 45 children (28 female; 17 male; 5.2 ± 0.4 years) participated. Over 12 weeks, 15 children performed Hatha-yoga twice a week for 30 min, another 15 children performed generic physical education (PE) twice a week for 30 min, and 15 children performed no kind of physical activities, serving as control group (CG). Prior to ( T 0 ) and after 12 weeks ( T 1 ), all participants completed Visual Attention and Visuomotor Precision subtests of Neuropsychological Evaluation Battery and teachers evaluated children's behavior of inattention and hyperactivity with the Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Rating Scale-IV. At T 0 , no significant differences between groups appeared. Repeated measures analysis of variance revealed that following Bonferroni-Holm corrections yoga, in comparison to PE and CG, had a significant positive impact on the development on behavior of inattention and hyperactivity. Further, yoga has a significant positive impact on completion times in two visumotor precision tasks in comparison to PE. Finally, results indicate a significant positive effect of yoga on visual attention scores in comparison to CG. 12 weeks of Kindergarten-based yoga improves selected visual attention and visual-motor precision parameters and decreases behavior of inattention and hyperactivity in 5-year-old children. Consequently, yoga represents a sufficient and cost-benefit effective exercise which could enhance cognitive and behavioral factors relevant for learning and academic achievement among young children. |
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MEDLINE |
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