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Evaluating the impact of a short bout of stair-climbing on creative thinking in a between-subjects pretest posttest comparison study
| العنوان: | Evaluating the impact of a short bout of stair-climbing on creative thinking in a between-subjects pretest posttest comparison study |
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| المؤلفون: | Chihiro Kawashima, Chong Chen, Kosuke Hagiwara, Tomohiro Mizumoto, Mino Watarai, Takaya Koga, Fumihiro Higuchi, Yuko Fujii, Emi Okabe, Shin Nakagawa |
| المصدر: | Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024) |
| بيانات النشر: | Nature Portfolio, 2024. |
| سنة النشر: | 2024 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Science |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Medicine, Science |
| الوصف: | Abstract Recent studies have indicated potential links between short bouts of physical activity like stair-climbing and enhanced creative thinking. However, previous research featured limitations, such as using an uncommon 3 flights round-trip design and lacking baseline creative thinking evaluations. To rectify these limitations and build a more comprehensive understanding, the present study adopts a between-subjects pretest posttest comparison design to scrutinize the effects of ascending stair-climbing on both divergent and convergent thinking. 52 subjects underwent a pretest, followed by random assignment to one of four interventions: ascending stair-climbing for 2, 5, or 8 flights, or taking an elevator for 8 flights, before progressing to a posttest. The results revealed a notable improvement in convergent thinking, measured by the increased number of solved matchstick arithmetic problems (d = 1.165), for participants who climbed 2 flights of stairs compared to those who took the elevator. However, climbing 5 or 8 flights showed no such impact on convergent thinking, and stair-climbing, regardless of the number of flights, did not influence divergent thinking. These findings underscore the utility of brief stair-climbing as an accessible means to enhance convergent thinking in everyday settings, providing a nuanced insight into the relationship between physical activity and creative thinking processes. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2045-2322 |
| العلاقة: | https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Test |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-023-50282-2 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://doaj.org/article/f52d81d27f6b4c24866fc72146f0b372Test |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.f52d81d27f6b4c24866fc72146f0b372 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 20452322 |
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| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-023-50282-2 |