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Sambandet mellan fysisk aktivitet och kognitiv förmåga
Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
The relationship between physical activity and cognitive ability (English)
Abstract [sv]

Syftet med studien var att studera sambandet mellan regelbunden fysisk aktivitet och kognitiv förmåga, i form av arbetsminne, kreativt tänkande och exekutiva funktioner. För att undersöka sambandet mellan fysisk aktivitet och kognitiv förmåga användes en tvärsnittsstudie som metod. Studien innehöll 50 deltagare (36 kvinnor, 14 män) i åldrarna 19–51. Datainsamlingen bestod av en enkät, Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire, och sex kognitiva tester, Digit span forward, Digit span backward, Remote Associates Test (RAT), Guilford Alternate Uses test (GAU), Semantic fluency test och Phonemic fluency test. Enkäten efterfrågade deltagarnas träningsmängd, träningsduration och träningsintensitet. De två Digit span-testerna användes i syfte att undersöka arbetsminnet, RAT respektive GAU användes för att undersöka två former av kreativt tänkande (konvergent och divergent tänkande) och Fluency-testerna för att undersöka exekutiva funktioner. Alla deltagare fick genomföra de kognitiva testerna med samma instruktioner och under samma förutsättningar. Ett signifikant negativt samband uppvisades mellan RAT och variabler kopplat till total träningsmängd. Detta indikerade att ju högre total träningsmängd är relaterade till desto sämre prestation av konvergent tänkande. Inga signifikanta samband uppvisades mellan resterande fysiska aktivitetsvariabler och kognitiva förmågor. Resultatet från denna studie indikerade att fysisk aktivitet i termer av träningsmängd har ett negativt samband med konvergent tänkande och att fysisk aktivitet inte är relaterat till arbetsminne, divergent tänkande eller exekutiva funktioner. 

Abstract [en]

The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between regular physical activity and cognitive ability. The cognitive abilities that were examined were working memory, creative thinking, and executive function. To explore the relationship between physical activity and cognitive ability, a cross-sectional study was used. The study consisted of 50 participants (36 women, 14 men) ages 19 to 51. The data collection consisted of a questionnaire, Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire, and six cognitive tests, Digit span forward, Digit span backward, Remote Associates Test (RAT), Guilford Alternate Uses test (GAU), Semantic fluency test and Phonemic fluency test. The questionnaire requested the participants’ amount of exercise, the duration of exercise and the intensity of exercise. The two Digit span tests were used to examine the working memory, RAT respectively GAU was used to examine creative thinking (convergent and divergent thinking) and the Fluency tests to examine executive functions. All participants were given the same instructions and performed the tests under the same conditions. A significant negative relationship was found between RAT and variables related to total amount of exercise. This indicated the higher total amount of exercise are related to the inferior performance of convergent thinking. No significant relationship was found between the remaining variables connected to physical activity and cognitive abilities. The result from this study indicated that physical activity in terms of amount of exercise has a negative relationship with convergent thinking and that physical activity is not related to working memory, divergent thinking, or executive functions. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 39
Keywords [en]
cognition, creative thinking, executive function, physical activity, working memory
Keywords [sv]
arbetsminne, exekutiva funktioner, fysisk aktivitet, kognition, kreativt tänkande
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Sport and Fitness Sciences Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-44085OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-44085DiVA, id: diva2:1541553
Subject / course
Psychology
Educational program
Sport Science - Sport and Exercise Psychology, 180 credits
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Available from: 2021-03-17 Created: 2021-04-01 Last updated: 2021-04-06Bibliographically approved

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