Kok, Emma (2023) Relationships between Music, Sport, and Executive Function Skills in University Students. Master thesis, Educational Sciences.
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Abstract
Executive function skills are related to academic outcomes, implying that executive function could be important for academic success at university. In addition to academic achievement, executive function skills are also associated with music and sport, suggesting that involvement in music and sport may be helpful in improving executive function skills. This study examined and compared associations between music, sport, and executive function in university students. Participants answered an online questionnaire regarding music and sport experience, and completed three executive function tests, one for each executive function process: inhibition, shifting, and working memory. A follow-up interview was also conducted to investigate possible executive function skills that could be transferred from music and sport. Correlations indicated that there were relationships between music/singing ability and inhibition, sport perceptual ability and shifting, and combined music and sport perceptual ability/emotion and shifting. The results from the interviews suggested that skills, such as time management and collaboration, could be learned during music and sport and transferred to university studies, or the other way around. As there are many practical implications, future research could examine whether music and sport improve executive function skills or if there are other explanations for the associations between music, sport, and executive function. Possible practical implications could involve using music and sport to improve executive function skills, which could in turn increase academic achievement. Conversely, training in executive function could be helpful in improving sport and music performance.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Kostons, D.D.N.M. |
| Degree programme: | Educational Sciences |
| Differentiation route: | Other [Master Educational Sciences] |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Jun 2023 08:24 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jun 2023 08:24 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2053 |
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