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The effect of sports habit on cognitive skills

1 Ministry of National Education, Samsun, Turkiye
2 Ondokuz Mayıs University, Yaşar Doğu Faculty of Sport Sciences, Samsun, Turkiye

Abstract

This research was conducted with 108 people, 53 of whom do sports and 55 who do not. A questionnaire consisting of demographic questions developed by the researcher, Benton Visual Memory Test and Cattel 2A Intellience Test were applied to the participants. When it waslooked at the averages of Benton Visual Memory Test and Cattel 2A Intelligence Test according to the status of doing sports, it was found that the highly significant difference was in favor of the participants who do sports (p=0,001). As a result of multiple comparisons of the process of doing sports, it was revealed that there was a significant difference between those who did not do sports for 3-5 years and between those who did sports for 1-3 years and 3-5 years. When the results were examined according to the status of doing sport regularly, a high level of significant difference was found between those who do sports and those who do not ( p<0,05). According to the results of multiple comparisons of reasons for starting sports, it was determined that there was a high level of significant difference between those who did not have a reason to start sports and those who started sports because it had a fun aspect. As a result of the comparison of intelligence levels, a high level of significant difference was found (p<0,05). According to the result of this research, it was concluded that the habit of doing sports has positive effects on cognitive skills and intelligence in individuals with normal development. In addition, the results of ther research revealed that physical activity and motor development have a positive effect on cognitive skills.

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How to Cite

Kara, E., & Elioz, M. (2024). The effect of sports habit on cognitive skills. Journal of ROL Sport Sciences, 5(4), 650–661. https://doi.org/10.70736/jrolss.496

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