Adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines: Cognitive effects in Australian preschoolers

IF 2.6 3区医学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Mental Health and Physical Activity Pub Date : 2025-08-05 DOI:10.1016/j.mhpa.2025.100712

Myrto F. Mavilidi , Liye Zou , Jinming Li , Dylan P. Cliff , Caterina Pesce , Chalchisa Abdeta , Fred Paas , Steven J. Howard

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Abstract

Background

Regular engagement in physical activity (PA), reduced screen-based sedentary time, or adequate sleep duration is independently linked to cognitive benefits, but such associations in an integrated manner have been rarely investigated with longitudinal design, especially among preschoolers.

Methods

This longitudinal study explored associations between 24-hour movement guideline adherence and cognitive outcomes in 157 Australian preschoolers (M = 4.48 years, SD = 0.35, 52.2 % female). Using baseline parent-reported movement behaviours and direct cognitive assessments at 7-month and 1-year follow-up, we applied linear mixed regression models, adjusted for age, sex, maternal education, family income, and continuous PA, sleep, and screen time measures.

Results

Meeting PA guidelines alone significantly predicted higher school readiness at 7 months (Estimate = 22.42, 95 % CI 9.56–35.28, p = 0.001, d = 1.40) and 1-year follow-up (Estimate = 22.54, 95 % CI 13.29–31.78, p < 0.001, d = 1.41), and enhanced cognitive flexibility at 1-year follow-up (Estimate = 4.01, 95 % CI 2.10–5.93, p < 0.001, d = 0.94). Sleep guideline adherence also predicted higher flexibility 1-year follow-up (Estimate = 1.82, 95 % CI 0.66–2.97, p = 0.002, d = 0.43). All other β estimates were non-significant after Bonferroni correction. Only 17.2 % of the involved preschoolers met all guidelines.

Conclusion

Supporting adherence to the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines could enhance school readiness within one academic year.

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坚持24小时运动指南：澳大利亚学龄前儿童的认知影响

有规律的身体活动（PA）、减少因屏幕而久坐的时间或充足的睡眠时间与认知益处独立相关，但很少有纵向设计对这些关联进行综合调查，特别是在学龄前儿童中。方法对157名澳大利亚学龄前儿童（M = 4.48岁，SD = 0.35, 52.2%为女性）的24小时运动指南依从性与认知结果的关系进行纵向研究。使用基线父母报告的运动行为和7个月和1年随访时的直接认知评估，我们应用线性混合回归模型，调整年龄、性别、母亲教育、家庭收入、连续PA、睡眠和屏幕时间测量。结果仅满足PA指南可显著预测7个月后（估计值= 22.42,95% CI 9.56-35.28, p = 0.001, d = 1.40）和1年随访(估计值= 22.54,95% CI 13.29-31.78, p <；0.001, d = 1.41)， 1年随访时认知灵活性增强(估计= 4.01,95% CI 2.10-5.93, p <；0.001, d = 0.94)。睡眠指南依从性也预示着1年随访时更高的灵活性（估计值= 1.82,95% CI 0.66-2.97, p = 0.002, d = 0.43）。经Bonferroni校正后，所有其他β估计值均不显著。只有17.2%的学龄前儿童符合所有的指导方针。结论支持遵守24小时运动指南可以在一学年内提高入学准备。

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Mental Health and Physical Activity PSYCHIATRY-

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6.70

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32 days

期刊介绍： The aims of Mental Health and Physical Activity will be: (1) to foster the inter-disciplinary development and understanding of the mental health and physical activity field; (2) to develop research designs and methods to advance our understanding; (3) to promote the publication of high quality research on the effects of physical activity (interventions and a single session) on a wide range of dimensions of mental health and psychological well-being (eg, depression, anxiety and stress responses, mood, cognitive functioning and neurological disorders, such as dementia, self-esteem and related constructs, psychological aspects of quality of life among people with physical and mental illness, sleep, addictive disorders, eating disorders), from both efficacy and effectiveness trials;