Do Physical Activity, BMI, and Wellbeing Affect Logical Thinking?

We studied 6368 people (4544 women and 1824 men; aged 18-74 years). The research goal was to determine whether the Cognitive Reflection Test score (logical thinking compared with intuitive thinking) depends-and in what way it depends-on the healthy lifestyle components and emotional health-related c...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2022-05, Vol.19 (11), p.6631
Main Authors: Skurvydas, Albertas, Lisinskiene, Ausra, Majauskiene, Daiva, Valanciene, Dovile, Dadeliene, Ruta, Fatkulina, Natalja, Sarkauskiene, Asta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body mass
Body mass index
Body size
Chronic illnesses
Cognition & reasoning
Emotions
Exercise
Gender
Impulsive behavior
Physical activity
Sedentary behavior
Sleep
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Summary:We studied 6368 people (4544 women and 1824 men; aged 18-74 years). The research goal was to determine whether the Cognitive Reflection Test score (logical thinking compared with intuitive thinking) depends-and in what way it depends-on the healthy lifestyle components and emotional health-related components as well as age (18-74 years) and gender. We established that analytical vs. intuitive thinking depended on components of a healthy lifestyle, physical activity, sleep, eating habits, smoking and alcohol consumption, specificity of sporting activity, body mass index, and emotional health-related components (stress, depression, impulsivity, subjective health, emotional intelligence), as well as age and gender. We found that logical thinking was not associated with sleep, moderate-to-vigorous PA, impulsivity, subjective health, and components of a healthy lifestyle. However, logical thinking decreases with age, gender (higher in men than in women), BMI (decreases in both genders over the second degree of obesity), depression (the more severe depression in women, the worse their logical thinking), sedentary behavior (people who sat for longer periods had more difficulty solving problems), and in professional sportswomen (logical thinking is worse in professional sportswomen than in sedentary women, amateur sportswomen, or women who use gyms). Finally, we determined inverse correlations between logical thinking, emotional intelligence, and stress.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph19116631