Efectos agudos de los descansos activos sobre la atención selectiva en escolares Acute effects of active breaks on selective attention in schoolchildren

Autores/as

  • Jaume Gelabert Grupo de Investigación en Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte (GICAFE), Departamento de Educación Física y Deporte, Facultad de Educación, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Mallorca, España
  • Víctor Sánchez-Azanza Grupo de investigación I+DEL. Departamento de Pedagogía Aplicada y Psicología de la Educación, Facultad de Psicología. Universitat de les Illes Balears, Mallorca, España.
  • Pere Palou Grupo de Investigación en Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte (GICAFE), Departamento de Educación Física y Deporte, Facultad de Educación, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Mallorca, España.
  • Adrià Muntaner-Mas Grupo de Investigación en Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte (GICAFE), Departamento de Educación Física y Deporte, Facultad de Educación, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Mallorca, España.,Grupo de Investigación PROFITH "PROmoting FITness and Health through Physical Activity", Departamento de Educación Física y Deporte, Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España

Palabras clave:

cognition, physical activity, primary school, hight intensity, school breaks

Resumen

Physical activity seems to show positive effects on selective attention. Active breaks seem to be a strategy to implement in schools to improve the selective attention of schoolchildren. The current literature does not conclude with which type, duration and intensity of physical activity the greatest effects on attention are achieved. The aim of this study was to analyse the acute effects of active breaks on selective attention. It was carried out using a quantitative methodology and pre-post design with no control group. Seventy-five schoolchildren between 10 and 12 years of age participated, distributed among three experimental conditions. The d2 test was used before and after the break to measure selective attention. The first experimental group took a passive break based on reading, the second an active break based on moderate-intensity intervallic physical activity and the third group an active break based on high-intensity intervallic physical activity. The breaks took place inside the classrooms. A significant improvement was shown for the group that performed the high-intensity intervalic active rest compared to the other two groups. In conclusion, high-intensity active breaks could be a viable strategy to favour the improvement of selective attention.

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Publicado

2023-08-06

Cómo citar

Jaume Gelabert, Víctor Sánchez-Azanza, Pere Palou, & Adrià Muntaner-Mas. (2023). Efectos agudos de los descansos activos sobre la atención selectiva en escolares Acute effects of active breaks on selective attention in schoolchildren. Revista De Psicología Del Deporte (Journal of Sport Psychology), 32(2), 277–286. Recuperado a partir de https://rpd-online.com/index.php/rpd/article/view/1324