HEALTHMED

This study aims to determine the influence of regular physical activity on attention among 4th and 5th graders. A total of 60 4th and 5th graders aged between 9-11 participated in the study. This is an experimental study which employs a pretest-posttest control group design. The experimental and control groups consisted of 30 children each, who did and did not engage in sports activities respectively. The data were collected using personal information form and Bourdon Attention Test, and analyzed using Gretl software package with multiple regression analysis. The results show that physically active children had significantly higher attention levels compared to sedentary children (p