TY - JOUR
T1 - Conscientiousness is associated with improvement in visuospatial working memory and mood following acute physical exercise
T2 - A randomized controlled trial
AU - Elkana, Odelia
AU - Krueger Bustanai, Nina Yaara
AU - Louzia-Timen, Rona
AU - Kodesh, Einat
AU - Franco, Motty
AU - Doniger, Glen M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2018 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2018/10/1
Y1 - 2018/10/1
N2 - Background: In recent years, there has been heightened interest in the short-term effects of physical exercise on cognition and mood state. However, personality traits that may account for individual differences have not been studied. Aim: To investigate whether conscientiousness is associated with improvement in visuospatial working memory (VS-WM) and mood following acute physical exercise. Method: 69 healthy young adults (M = 25.9, SD = 3.17) were randomly assigned to one of two groups: acute physical exercise; resting control. All completed the Big-5, Profile of Mood States (POMS), and a computerized standardized cognitive battery in Hebrew. The acute physical exercise was a 15-minute moderate-intensity (60% of predicted maximal heart rate) cycle ergometer test. After a 5-minute rest participants completed the POMS again and an alternate form of the computerized battery. Results: Multiple regression yielded a significant interaction between conscientiousness and group on VS-WM (p = 0.037) and on positive mood (p = 0.02). Simple slope analysis revealed strong positive correlations in the acute physical exercise group between conscientiousness and VS-WM (p < 0.001), and between conscientiousness and positive mood (p < 0.001), respectively. No correlations were found in the control group. The main effect of group was significant for positive mood (p < 0.001) but not for VS-WM (p = 0.14). Conclusions: Individuals who are relatively more conscientious demonstrate better cognitive function and more positive mood following acute physical exercise.
AB - Background: In recent years, there has been heightened interest in the short-term effects of physical exercise on cognition and mood state. However, personality traits that may account for individual differences have not been studied. Aim: To investigate whether conscientiousness is associated with improvement in visuospatial working memory (VS-WM) and mood following acute physical exercise. Method: 69 healthy young adults (M = 25.9, SD = 3.17) were randomly assigned to one of two groups: acute physical exercise; resting control. All completed the Big-5, Profile of Mood States (POMS), and a computerized standardized cognitive battery in Hebrew. The acute physical exercise was a 15-minute moderate-intensity (60% of predicted maximal heart rate) cycle ergometer test. After a 5-minute rest participants completed the POMS again and an alternate form of the computerized battery. Results: Multiple regression yielded a significant interaction between conscientiousness and group on VS-WM (p = 0.037) and on positive mood (p = 0.02). Simple slope analysis revealed strong positive correlations in the acute physical exercise group between conscientiousness and VS-WM (p < 0.001), and between conscientiousness and positive mood (p < 0.001), respectively. No correlations were found in the control group. The main effect of group was significant for positive mood (p < 0.001) but not for VS-WM (p = 0.14). Conclusions: Individuals who are relatively more conscientious demonstrate better cognitive function and more positive mood following acute physical exercise.
KW - Acute physical exercise
KW - Big 5
KW - Cognitive improvement
KW - Conscientiousness
KW - Individual differences
KW - Mood state
KW - Profile of Mood States (POMS)
KW - Visuospatial working memory
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U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2018.05.018
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2018.05.018
M3 - Article
SN - 0191-8869
VL - 132
SP - 126
EP - 132
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
ER -