Caamaño-Navarrete Felipe, Latorre-Román Pedro Ángel, Párraga-Montilla Juan, Jerez-Mayorga Daniel, Delgado-Floody Pedro
Faculty of Education, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Temuco 4780000, Chile.
Department of Didactics of Music, Plastic and Corporal Expression, University of Jaen, 27301 Jaen, Spain.
Children (Basel). 2021 Sep 27;8(10):856. doi: 10.3390/children8100856.
The objective of this investigation was to determine the association between selective attention and concentration with physical fitness (i.e., cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), V˙O, the standing long jump test (SLJ) and handgrip muscle strength (HGS)), lifestyle parameters (i.e., physical activity (PA) level, screen time (ST), sleep duration and food habits) and anthropometric measures (i.e., body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC)) among Chilean schoolchildren. Two hundred and forty-eight schoolchildren (137 boys, 111 girls, 11.80 ± 1.17 and 11.58 ± 1.09 years, respectively) participated. Selective attention, concentration and lifestyle (PA, ST, sleep duration and Mediterranean diet (MD) adherence) were determined using a standard questionnaire. CRF, SLJ, HGS and anthropometric indicators (BMI and WC) were also measured. Selective attention showed a positive association with MD adherence score (β; 5.012, = < 0.05). Concentration was linked inversely to ST (β; -5.498, = < 0.05). Likewise, concentration presented a positive association with MD adherence (β; 2.904, = < 0.05). In conclusion, children's lifestyles are related to the selective attention and concentration of children; therefore, promoting healthy habits could be a cost-effective strategy in the promotion of cognitive development, as it relates to selective attention and concentration.
本调查的目的是确定智利学童的选择性注意力和专注力与身体素质（即心肺适能（CRF）、摄氧量（V˙O）、立定跳远测试（SLJ）和握力（HGS））、生活方式参数（即身体活动（PA）水平、屏幕使用时间（ST）、睡眠时间和饮食习惯）以及人体测量指标（即体重指数（BMI）和腰围（WC））之间的关联。共有248名学童参与（分别为137名男孩、111名女孩，年龄分别为11.80±1.17岁和11.58±1.09岁）。使用标准问卷确定选择性注意力、专注力和生活方式（PA、ST、睡眠时间和地中海饮食（MD）依从性）。还测量了CRF、SLJ、HGS和人体测量指标（BMI和WC）。选择性注意力与MD依从性得分呈正相关（β；5.012，P<0.05）。专注力与ST呈负相关（β；-5.498，P<0.05）。同样，专注力与MD依从性呈正相关（β；2.904，P<0.05）。总之，儿童的生活方式与儿童的选择性注意力和专注力相关；因此，促进健康习惯可能是促进认知发展的一种具有成本效益的策略，因为它与选择性注意力和专注力有关。
