Examining Relationships between Cognitive Flexibility, Exercise Perceptions, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16945602 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bryan M Buechner (0000-0002-3043-0429, Xavier University), Miranda K Traylor (0000-0003-2962-3597, University of South Alabama), Rachel I Feldman (University of South Alabama), Kaitlyn F Overstreet (University of South Alabama), Bennett D Hill (0000-0002-5797-5082, University of South Alabama), Joshua L Keller (0000-0003-0756-9358, University of South Alabama, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 2276-2289 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-17 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2174-8144 • E-ISSN: 2254-9625 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ejihpe13100161 |
| PMID | 37887162 |
| OpenAlex | W4387696328 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 56 |
Adults do not engage in enough physical activity. Investigating cognitive and physiological factors related to improving this behavior—and reducing health risks—remains a public health priority. Our objective was to assess whether cognitive flexibility influenced perceptions and choice of exercise programs and whether flexibility was associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. Independent sample groups of college-aged adults (18–24 yrs) participated in two studies. Data were collected on individuals’ degree of cognitive flexibility (both self-reported and objectively measured), perceptions and choice of exercise programs, and health status markers known to be associated with CVD (vascular function, muscular strength, and body composition). Vascular function was assessed with a near-infrared spectroscopy device, strength was defined as handgrip, and body composition was estimated via digital circumferences. Self-reported flexibility reliably predicted individuals’ choice of exercise program and perceptions of effort required for success on an exercise program. The relationships among CVD risk factors and objectively measured cognitive flexibility were not significant, demonstrating that identifying a healthy individual’s degree of performance-based cognitive flexibility does not predict health status. Furthermore, although greater self-reported trait flexibility (rigidity) is known to predict higher (lower) likelihood of physical activity, this finding should not be extrapolated to also assume that flexibility (rigidity), as measured by objective cognitive tests, is associated with reduced CVD risk in healthy adults. We posit a rationale for how understanding cognitive flexibility and rigidity can play an impactful role in improving adherence to exercise prescriptions targeted to reducing risks
Cognition · Disease · Perception · Psychiatry · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Medicine · Neuroscience · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Internal Medicine
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