The effects of a school-based physical activity intervention programme on children's executive control: The Health Oriented Pedagogical Project (HOPP)

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Carolien Konijnenberg, Per Morten Fredriksen

Abstract

To assess the effects of a large school-based physical activity intervention on children's ability to resist distractions and maintain focus, known as executive control. A quasi-experimental design with seven intervention and two control primary schools. The Health Oriented Pedagogical Project (HOPP) intervention consisted of 45 min of physical activity a day during school time for 6-8 months in addition to the regular weekly physical education lessons. A total of 1173 children, spanning from second grade (age 7 years) to sixth grade (age 12 years) were included in the analysis. Main outcome measures were executive control was measured at baseline and 1 year after using a modified Eriksen flanker task for the younger children (second and third grades) and a computerised Stroop task for the older children (fourth, fifth, and sixth grades). Both the intervention and control group showed improvements in executive control after 1 year. However, the children in the intervention group did not improve their performance more than those in the control group. No positive effect of the physical activity intervention programme on children's task performance was found, suggesting that the intervention did not affect children's executive con...Continue Reading

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