TY - JOUR
T1 - Evidence for the importance of openness to experience on performance of a fluid intelligence task by physically active and inactive participants
AU - Lochbaum, Marc R.
AU - Karoly, Paul
AU - Landers, Daniel M.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2016 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2002/12
Y1 - 2002/12
N2 - The cross-sectional relationship between exercise training history and performance on a fluid intelligence test was examined. In addition, openness to experience was included as a potential trait-based contributor to predicting cognitive performance. Results supported past literature demonstrating that aerobically trained or active participants performed significantly better on the fluid intelligence task than aerobically untrained or inactive participants. Hierarchical regression analysis results revealed, as predicted, that openness to experience was a significant predictor of fluid intellectual performance. When entered into the hierarchical regression equation, openness to experience accounted for 16.0% of unique variance in Culture Fair Intelligence Test performance. By contrast, participants’ exercise training history, which initially and significantly (p <. 05) accounted for approximately 12.0% of the variance in cognitive performance, accounted for 5.0% (p >. 05) after openness was entered. Participants were, on average, more open than inactive participants. Results are discussed in terms of the possible mechanisms aerobic exercise training and openness to experience share in regard to brain functioning and performance of fluid intelligence tasks. Future research is suggested that examines biological factors known to influence cognitive performance in exercise settings.
AB - The cross-sectional relationship between exercise training history and performance on a fluid intelligence test was examined. In addition, openness to experience was included as a potential trait-based contributor to predicting cognitive performance. Results supported past literature demonstrating that aerobically trained or active participants performed significantly better on the fluid intelligence task than aerobically untrained or inactive participants. Hierarchical regression analysis results revealed, as predicted, that openness to experience was a significant predictor of fluid intellectual performance. When entered into the hierarchical regression equation, openness to experience accounted for 16.0% of unique variance in Culture Fair Intelligence Test performance. By contrast, participants’ exercise training history, which initially and significantly (p <. 05) accounted for approximately 12.0% of the variance in cognitive performance, accounted for 5.0% (p >. 05) after openness was entered. Participants were, on average, more open than inactive participants. Results are discussed in terms of the possible mechanisms aerobic exercise training and openness to experience share in regard to brain functioning and performance of fluid intelligence tasks. Future research is suggested that examines biological factors known to influence cognitive performance in exercise settings.
KW - Cognitive performance
KW - Exercise
KW - Personality
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U2 - 10.1080/02701367.2002.10609043
DO - 10.1080/02701367.2002.10609043
M3 - Article
C2 - 12495245
AN - SCOPUS:0036887063
SN - 0270-1367
VL - 73
SP - 437
EP - 444
JO - Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
JF - Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
IS - 4
ER -