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Comparison of working memory performance in athletes and non-athletes : a meta-analysis of behavioural studies (2024)

Wu, C., Zhang, C., Li, X., Ye, C., & Astikainen, P. (2024). Comparison of working memory performance in athletes and non-athletes : a meta-analysis of behavioural studies. Memory, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2024.2423812

JYU-tekijät tai -toimittajat

Wu, Chenxiao
Li, Xueqiao
Ye, Chaoxiong
Astikainen, Piia

Julkaisun tiedot

Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Wu, Chenxiao; Zhang, Chenyuan; Li, Xueqiao; Ye, Chaoxiong; Astikainen, Piia

Lehti tai sarja: Memory

ISSN: 0965-8211

eISSN: 1464-0686

Julkaisuvuosi: 2024

Ilmestymispäivä: 06.11.2024

Volyymi: Early online

Kustantaja: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group

Julkaisumaa: Britannia

Julkaisun kieli: englanti

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2024.2423812

Julkaisun avoin saatavuus: Avoimesti saatavilla

Julkaisukanavan avoin saatavuus: Osittain avoin julkaisukanava

Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/98353

Tiivistelmä

The relationship between sports expertise and working memory (WM) has garnered increasing attention in experimental research. However, no meta-analysis has compared WM performance between athletes and non-athletes. This study addresses this gap by comparing WM performance between these groups and investigating potential moderators. A comprehensive literature search identified 21 studies involving 1455 participants from seven databases, including PubMed, Embase, and ProQuest. Athletes primarily engaged in basketball, football, and fencing, while non-athletes included some identified as sedentary. The risk of bias assessment indicated low risk across most domains. Publication bias, assessed through a funnel plot and statistical tests, showed no significant evidence of bias. The forest plot, using a random effects model, revealed moderate heterogeneity. The overall effect size indicated a statistically significant, albeit small, advantage for athletes over non-athletes (Hedges’ g = 0.30), persisting across sports types and performance levels. Notably, this advantage was more pronounced when athletes were contrasted with a sedentary population (Hedges’ g = 0.63), compared to the analysis where the sedentary population was excluded from the non-athlete reference group (Hedges’ g = 0.15). Our findings indicate a consistent link between sports expertise and improved WM performance, while sedentary lifestyles appear to be associated with WM disadvantages.

YSO-asiasanat: urheilijat; työmuisti; kognitio; kognitiiviset prosessit; fyysinen aktiivisuus; liikkumattomuus

Vapaat asiasanat: athletes; working memory; sports; cognition; sedentary lifestyle

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