The influence of physical activity on the creativity of 10 and 11-year-old school children

The benefits of physical activity in terms and cognitive health are increasingly being studied analyzed. However, divergent thinking has been scarcely relation to the exercise performed. This study aimed analyze whether there is a relationship between creative ability, intensity amount 10–11 year old children. research framed within an ex post facto, descriptive, cross-sectional correlational approach. sample this consisted 169 participants (82 boys 87 girls), from public Primary School center southern Spain, aged 10 11 years (M ± SD: age = 10. 48 0.50 years). performed by students was measured accelerometry, Torrance Test Creative Thinking used evaluate dimensions creativity Originality, Fluency, Elaboration Flexibility. All data collected analyzed, using IBM-SPSS Statistics. Our results have revealed correlation Cognitive Originality Flexibility with moderate-vigorous activity. It concluded that "key creativity" may depend on combination cognitive, social family factors (among others). Although tendency for positive more studies needed better consolidate these assumptions.