How do exergame training affect college students' spatial working memory? The differential role of cognitive engagement and exercise intensity.

IF 2.3 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL

Psychological Research-Psychologische Forschung Pub Date : 2025-07-22 DOI:10.1007/s00426-025-02157-6

Chaoxin Ji, Jianqian Sun, Lianzhong Cao

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Abstract

Purpose: This study examines how cognitive engagement and exercise intensity in exergame training differentially enhance spatial working memory (SWM) accuracy and reaction time among college students.

Method: 156 college students were equally divided into four groups: low cognition-high intensity group (LCHI, 28 males and 11 females), high cognition-high intensity group (HCHI, 28 males and 11 females), low cognition-low intensity group (LCLI, 27 males and 12 females) and high cognition-low intensity group (HCLI, 28 males and 11 females). Each groups underwent exergame training, which was divided into a total of 8 weeks, 2 times per week, and the participants' SWM was assessed at four time points: baseline (T1), after one time of exergame training (T2), after 4 weeks of exergame training (T3), after 8 weeks of exergame training (T4).

Results: A single session of exercise training was able to improve participants' SWM. Exercise intensity and cognitive engagement had different effects in college students' SWM, higher exercise intensity significantly reduced SWM reaction time, while higher cognitive engagement significantly improved SWM accuracy.

Conclusion: High cognitive engagement improved SWM accuracy, while high exercise intensity reduced reaction time. Exergame training with high cognitive engagement and high exercise intensity had the best effect on improving college students' SWM.

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游戏训练对大学生空间工作记忆的影响？认知参与和运动强度的不同作用。

目的：本研究旨在探讨认知参与和运动强度对大学生空间工作记忆准确度和反应时间的影响。方法：将156名大学生平均分为4组：低认知-高强度组（LCHI，男28，女11）、高认知-高强度组（HCHI，男28，女11）、低认知-低强度组（LCLI，男27，女12）和高认知-低强度组（HCLI，男28，女11）。每组均进行exergame训练，共分为8周，每周2次，在基线（T1）、一次exergame训练后（T2）、4周exergame训练后（T3）、8周exergame训练后（T4）四个时间点评估参与者的SWM。结果：单次运动训练能够提高参与者的SWM。运动强度和认知投入对大学生的主观记忆有不同的影响，高运动强度显著降低主观记忆的反应时间，而高认知投入显著提高主观记忆的准确性。结论：高认知投入提高了SWM的准确性，而高运动强度降低了反应时间。高认知投入和高运动强度的游戏训练对提高大学生主观能动性的效果最好。

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Psychological Research-Psychologische Forschung PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL-

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137

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