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Logical Intelligence and Mathematical Competence Are Determined by Physical Fitness in a Sample of School Children

Previous research has shown positive relationships between fitness level and different cognitive abilities and academic performance. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between logical–mathematical intelligence and mathematical competence with physical fitness in a group of pr...

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Autores principales: Bracero-Malagón, José, Juárez-Ruiz de Mier, Rocío, Reigal, Rafael E., Caballero-Cerbán, Montserrat, Hernández-Mendo, Antonio, Morales-Sánchez, Verónica
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9135127/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35645885
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.833844
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author Bracero-Malagón, José
Juárez-Ruiz de Mier, Rocío
Reigal, Rafael E.
Caballero-Cerbán, Montserrat
Hernández-Mendo, Antonio
Morales-Sánchez, Verónica
author_facet Bracero-Malagón, José
Juárez-Ruiz de Mier, Rocío
Reigal, Rafael E.
Caballero-Cerbán, Montserrat
Hernández-Mendo, Antonio
Morales-Sánchez, Verónica
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description Previous research has shown positive relationships between fitness level and different cognitive abilities and academic performance. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between logical–mathematical intelligence and mathematical competence with physical fitness in a group of pre-adolescents. Sixty-three children (50.79% girls; 49.21% boys) from Castro del Río (Córdoba, Spain), aged between 11 and 12 years (M = 11.44, SD = 0.64), participated in this research. The Superior Logical Intelligence Test (SLIT) and the EVAMAT 1.0–5 battery were used. Physical fitness was evaluated by the horizontal jump test, the 4×10 meter speed–agility test, and the Course Navette test. The analyses showed positive relationships between physical fitness with logical–mathematical intelligence and mathematical competence. Specifically, linear regression analyzes indicated that the 4×10 speed–agility test significantly predicted mathematical competence (R(2) = 0.16; β = −0.41) and the horizontal jump test significantly predicted logical–mathematical intelligence (R(2) = 0.24; β = 0.50). These results are in agreement with previous research, highlighting the importance of improving physical fitness from an early age due to its benefits for intellectual and academic development.
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spelling pubmed-91351272022-05-27 Logical Intelligence and Mathematical Competence Are Determined by Physical Fitness in a Sample of School Children Bracero-Malagón, José Juárez-Ruiz de Mier, Rocío Reigal, Rafael E. Caballero-Cerbán, Montserrat Hernández-Mendo, Antonio Morales-Sánchez, Verónica Front Psychol Psychology Previous research has shown positive relationships between fitness level and different cognitive abilities and academic performance. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between logical–mathematical intelligence and mathematical competence with physical fitness in a group of pre-adolescents. Sixty-three children (50.79% girls; 49.21% boys) from Castro del Río (Córdoba, Spain), aged between 11 and 12 years (M = 11.44, SD = 0.64), participated in this research. The Superior Logical Intelligence Test (SLIT) and the EVAMAT 1.0–5 battery were used. Physical fitness was evaluated by the horizontal jump test, the 4×10 meter speed–agility test, and the Course Navette test. The analyses showed positive relationships between physical fitness with logical–mathematical intelligence and mathematical competence. Specifically, linear regression analyzes indicated that the 4×10 speed–agility test significantly predicted mathematical competence (R(2) = 0.16; β = −0.41) and the horizontal jump test significantly predicted logical–mathematical intelligence (R(2) = 0.24; β = 0.50). These results are in agreement with previous research, highlighting the importance of improving physical fitness from an early age due to its benefits for intellectual and academic development. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-12 /pmc/articles/PMC9135127/ /pubmed/35645885 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.833844 Text en Copyright © 2022 Bracero-Malagón, Juárez-Ruiz de Mier, Reigal, Caballero-Cerbán, Hernández-Mendo and Morales-Sánchez. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Juárez-Ruiz de Mier, Rocío
Reigal, Rafael E.
Caballero-Cerbán, Montserrat
Hernández-Mendo, Antonio
Morales-Sánchez, Verónica
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title Logical Intelligence and Mathematical Competence Are Determined by Physical Fitness in a Sample of School Children
title_full Logical Intelligence and Mathematical Competence Are Determined by Physical Fitness in a Sample of School Children
title_fullStr Logical Intelligence and Mathematical Competence Are Determined by Physical Fitness in a Sample of School Children
title_full_unstemmed Logical Intelligence and Mathematical Competence Are Determined by Physical Fitness in a Sample of School Children
title_short Logical Intelligence and Mathematical Competence Are Determined by Physical Fitness in a Sample of School Children
title_sort logical intelligence and mathematical competence are determined by physical fitness in a sample of school children
topic Psychology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9135127/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35645885
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.833844
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