Relationships between executive cognitive function and lifetime substance use and obesity-related behaviors in fourth grade youth
Abstract
A common factor related to both substance use and obesity is neuropsychological function. Executive cognitive function (ECF) is an overarching construct that represents individual neurocognitive skills involved in self-regulated, problem-solving, and goal-directed health behavior. The current study investigates cross-sectional associations among ECF and substance use, food intake, physical activity, and sedentary behavior in fourth grade children. Participants included 1,587, fourth grade children assessed at baseline of a school-based obesity prevention program entitled Pathways to Health. General linear models demonstrated that after covarying for other important factors, ECF proficiency was negatively associated with substance use, high-calorie snack food intake, and sedentary behavior. ECF proficiency was positively associated with fruit and vegetable intake as well as physical activity during out-of-school time. Results demonstrate that ECF can vary with respect to its relationship with multiple health behaviors, even within health outcomes (i.e., obesity). One implication is the potential of study findings to be translated into public health or clinical interventions that promote ECF as a correlate of both substance use and obesity-related behaviors.
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A cross-sectional investigation of children's ability to self-regulate, solve problems, and engage in goal-directed health behaviours found executive function proficiency negatively correlated with substance use, consumption of high-calorie snack foods, and sedentary behaviours.
“Interestingly, albeit predictably, a cross-sectional investigation of children’s ability to self-regulate, solve problems and engage in goal-directed health behaviours reveals executive function proficiency to be negatively correlated not only with substance use but also with the consumption of high-calorie snack foods, and with sedentary behaviours (125).”
From Obesity and addiction: Neurobiological overlaps (2013) · cites this paper as [125]
A cross-sectional study of children found executive function proficiency negatively correlated with substance use, high-calorie snack consumption, and sedentary behaviors.
“Interestingly, a cross-sectional investigation of children’s ability to self-regulate, solve problems, and engage in goal-directed health behaviors revealed executive function proficiency to be negatively correlated not only with substance use but also with the consumption of high-calorie snack foods and with sedentary behaviors (90).”
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- Authors
- Riggs, N. R., Spruijt-Metz, D., Chou, C.-P., & Pentz, M. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Southern California (US)
- Institute for Prevention Research, University of Southern California
- Corresponding author
- Riggs, Nathaniel R.
- Venue
- Child Neuropsychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2011-04-07
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-11
- ISSN
- 0929-7049 (ISSN-L)
- 1744-4136
- OpenAlex
- W2095985572
- Cited by
- 97
- References
- 41
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 8.48
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Child Neuropsychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD052107)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
- Keywords
- substance use, childhood obesity, dietary intake, physical activity, sedentary behavior, fruit and vegetable intake, fourth grade, school-based obesity prevention
- MeSH terms
- Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Eating, Feeding Behavior, Female, Humans, Male, Motor Activity, Neuropsychological Tests, Obesity, Public Health, Health Behavior, Exercise, Substance-Related Disorders, Executive Function
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