Effect of acute game-based exercises on steroid hormones and cognitive performance in adolescents

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ID21282167
AuthorsJustė Knatauskaitė (Lithuanian Sports University, corresponding author), Davin P Akko (0000-0003-2226-4106, FernUniversität in Hagen), Kazimieras Pukėnas (0000-0002-5764-4443, Lithuanian Sports University), Laima Trinkūnienė (Lithuanian Sports University), Henning Budde (0000-0003-3526-0569, Lithuanian Sports University)
Year2022
Volume226
Pages103584
Publication date2022-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueActa Psychologica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0001-6918 • E-ISSN: 1873-6297
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.actpsy.2022.103584
PMID35395557
OpenAlexW4223443414
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited42

PURPOSE: While exercise was found to affect cognitive performance in adolescents, the underlying mechanisms need to be considered. This study compared the effect of a 20 min game-based exercise with different intensities on hormonal responses and potential links to cognitive performance. METHODS: ), and control group (CON). The concentration of salivary Testosterone and Cortisol was measured before, immediately after, 20 min and 60 min after the intervention. RESULTS: Repeated-measure ANOVA revealed that neither light nor vigorous game-based exercise acutely affects Testosterone, while Cortisol was higher in the VIG, 20 min after the intervention compared to the LIG and CON. Furthermore, changes in Testosterone were negatively associated with changes in cognitive performance after the acute vigorous intensity exercise (r = -0.63, p = .039) and control condition (r = -0.78, p = .003), but positively associated with post-intervention cognitive performance after the acute light intensity exercise (r = 0.67, p = .012). CONCLUSION: The intensity of game-based exercise affected Cortisol concentration in adolescents, while Testosterone concentration did not change after the intervention. On the other hand, exercise intensity plays an important role in the association between Testosterone concentration and cognitive performance

Affect (linguistics) · Analysis of variance · Cognition · Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance · Hormone · Intensity (physics) · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Repeated measures design · Testosterone (patch) · Communication · Endocrinology · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Hormonal and reproductive studies · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Psychology · Stress Responses and Cortisol

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