2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Physical motor play affects brain function in early childhood. An Empirical Study Focusing on Stress Responses and Executive Function
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19K11588
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 59030:Physical education, and physical and health education-related
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University of Advanced Science |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
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| Keywords | 軽度の運動 / コーディネーション / 実行機能 / ストレス / コルチゾール |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In this study, first, we validated the SOMA Cube Reader, a less burdensome method of assessing salivary cortisol. The results supported the validity of the SOMA Cube Reader. Second, 1) to clarify the relationship between executive function and stress responses and physical activity and fitness in early childhood, 2) to examine the effects of an intervention using an exercise play program to improve physical activity and fitness, and whether it also affected stress and executive function. The results indicated that the perspective of the approach to promote the function of executive function should be different for boys and girls, and that Physical motor play including coordination exercise is linked to stress relief.
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| Free Research Field |
健康スポーツ心理学
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
運動が子どもの実行機能に良い影響を与えることに加えて、実行機能の働きを促進させるためのアプローチに性差がある可能性を見い出したことは新たな観点である。また本研究では、認知機能においては、実験環境の影響が大きい可能性がるものの、コーディネーション要素を含む軽度の運動を行うことがストレスや実行機能に影響を与える可能性は確認することができた。このような研究成果は、日常生活の中で子どもの心身の健康、認知機能の維持・増進を育む一つの提案になる可能性があり、社会的意義も大きい。
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