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A longitudinal study on the effect of aerobic exercise intervention on working memory of college students with internet addiction.
| Τίτλος: | A longitudinal study on the effect of aerobic exercise intervention on working memory of college students with internet addiction. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Wang Y; School of Physical Education, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province, China., Hu J; School of Physical Education, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province, China. 672067250@qq.com., Liu C; School of Physical Education, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province, China. s64584950015@ssru.ac.th. |
| Πηγή: | Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2026 Jun 09; Vol. 16 (1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 09. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Nature Publishing Group Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101563288 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2045-2322 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20452322 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Sci Rep Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: London : Nature Publishing Group, copyright 2011- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Memory, Short-Term*/physiology , Exercise*/physiology , Internet Addiction Disorder*/physiopathology , Internet Addiction Disorder*/therapy , Internet Addiction Disorder*/psychology , Students*/psychology, Humans ; Male ; Longitudinal Studies ; Young Adult ; Electroencephalography ; Universities ; Internet |
| Περίληψη: | To investigate the effects of aerobic exercise on working memory in college students with internet addiction and the characteristics of these effects as they change over time, from both behavioral and electroencephalographic (EEG) perspectives, with a focus on neural oscillatory dynamics. A longitudinal study design was employed, where 48 male college students with internet addiction were screened and randomly assigned to two groups (control and experimental). The experimental group completed 40-min sessions of aerobic cycling exercise, three times a week, for 12 weeks; the control group maintained their original physical activity habits without any additional interventions. A 3 (time points: pre-experiment, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks post-experiment) × 2 (groups: control and experimental) × 3 (electrode sites: Fz, F3, F4) mixed factorial experimental design was used to explore the effects of aerobic exercise on working memory in college students with internet addiction and how these effects evolved over time. In the experimental group, the post-test accuracy for the 1-back task was significantly higher than the pre-test (P < 0.05); for the 2-back task, both the mid-test (P < 0.05) and post-test (P < 0.001) accuracies were significantly higher than the pre-test, with the post-test accuracy being significantly higher than the mid-test (P < 0.01). Time-frequency analysis revealed that, for both 1-back and 2-back tasks, the post-test alpha band (100-200 ms) energy values in the experimental group were higher than the pre-test values (P < 0.05). For the 2-back task, the mid-test (P < 0.05) and post-test (P < 0.001) theta band (300-500 ms) energy values in the experimental group were significantly higher than the pre-test values, with the post-test values being significantly higher than the mid-test values (P < 0.01). (1) Moderate-intensity aerobic exercise can effectively improve working memory in college students with internet addiction, and the improvement becomes more significant as the duration of the exercise intervention increases. (2) Increases in early alpha band energy and later theta band energy in EEG are important neurophysiological indicators of the improvement in working memory among college students with internet addiction through moderate-intensity aerobic exercise. (© 2026. The Author(s).) |
| Competing Interests: | Declarations. Competing interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests. |
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| Grant Information: | 2025BTY012 Philosophy and Social Sciences Planning Office of Henan Province |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Aerobic exercise; Internet addiction; Time–frequency analysis; Working memory |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260609 Date Completed: 20260613 Latest Revision: 20260726 |
| Update Code: | 20260726 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13250153 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-026-53420-8 |
| PMID: | 42265272 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
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