Exploring the effects of long-term physical exercise on persistent and inhibitory self-control: quasi-experimental research
This study aims to explore the effects of long-term physical exercise on different types of self-control, with a focus on persistent and inhibitory self-control. Two experiments were conducted using dual-task paradigms. In Experiment 1, the E-crossing task served as the depletion task, and the grip...
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| description | This study aims to explore the effects of long-term physical exercise on different types of self-control, with a focus on persistent and inhibitory self-control. Two experiments were conducted using dual-task paradigms. In Experiment 1, the E-crossing task served as the depletion task, and the grip task was used to measure persistent self-control. Results indicated that long-term exercisers exhibited significantly better persistent self-control than non-exercisers, F(1, 54) = 6.55, p = .013, ηp2 = 0.11. Experiment 2 employed the Stroop task as the detection task to measure inhibitory self-control. No significant differences were found between the exercise and non-exercise groups in inhibitory self-control performance. These findings suggest that long-term physical exercise may enhance persistent self-control, but its effects on inhibitory self-control remain unclear. The study addresses potential confounding factors, such as task-specific effects and baseline performance differences, and highlights the need for future research to explore diverse self-control tasks and establish causal relationships. The results contribute to the understanding of self-control training and provide insights into the domain-specific effects of physical exercise on self-control. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-aa53b2df8bc24d3099b2f3ced2b18af72025-08-20T02:56:36ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sports and Active Living2624-93672025-03-01710.3389/fspor.2025.15434811543481Exploring the effects of long-term physical exercise on persistent and inhibitory self-control: quasi-experimental researchLinjing Cheng0Huahui Qin1Yin Yang2Junhua Dang3Junhua Dang4School of Business Foreign Languages, Shenzhen Polytechnic University, Shenzhen, ChinaSchool of Psychology, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Psychology, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Humanities and Social Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, ChinaDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SwedenThis study aims to explore the effects of long-term physical exercise on different types of self-control, with a focus on persistent and inhibitory self-control. Two experiments were conducted using dual-task paradigms. In Experiment 1, the E-crossing task served as the depletion task, and the grip task was used to measure persistent self-control. Results indicated that long-term exercisers exhibited significantly better persistent self-control than non-exercisers, F(1, 54) = 6.55, p = .013, ηp2 = 0.11. Experiment 2 employed the Stroop task as the detection task to measure inhibitory self-control. No significant differences were found between the exercise and non-exercise groups in inhibitory self-control performance. These findings suggest that long-term physical exercise may enhance persistent self-control, but its effects on inhibitory self-control remain unclear. The study addresses potential confounding factors, such as task-specific effects and baseline performance differences, and highlights the need for future research to explore diverse self-control tasks and establish causal relationships. The results contribute to the understanding of self-control training and provide insights into the domain-specific effects of physical exercise on self-control.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2025.1543481/fullphysical exercisestrength modelpersistent self-controlinhibitory self-controlself-control |
| spellingShingle | Linjing Cheng Huahui Qin Yin Yang Junhua Dang Junhua Dang Exploring the effects of long-term physical exercise on persistent and inhibitory self-control: quasi-experimental research Frontiers in Sports and Active Living physical exercise strength model persistent self-control inhibitory self-control self-control |
| title | Exploring the effects of long-term physical exercise on persistent and inhibitory self-control: quasi-experimental research |
| title_full | Exploring the effects of long-term physical exercise on persistent and inhibitory self-control: quasi-experimental research |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the effects of long-term physical exercise on persistent and inhibitory self-control: quasi-experimental research |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the effects of long-term physical exercise on persistent and inhibitory self-control: quasi-experimental research |
| title_short | Exploring the effects of long-term physical exercise on persistent and inhibitory self-control: quasi-experimental research |
| title_sort | exploring the effects of long term physical exercise on persistent and inhibitory self control quasi experimental research |
| topic | physical exercise strength model persistent self-control inhibitory self-control self-control |
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