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Does Standing Up Enhance Performance on the Stroop Task in Healthy Young Adults? A Systematic Review and
Maja Maša Šömen1,2, Manca Peskar2,3, Bettina Wollesen3,4
1Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva Cesta 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
|February 11, 2023
Summary
Standing up does not significantly alter cognitive performance in young adults. This finding suggests that changing posture from sitting to standing does not negatively impact selective attention or cognitive control.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Embodied Cognition
- Neuroergonomics
Background:
- Investigating posture's influence on cognitive processing is crucial for understanding embodied cognition and its applications.
- Recent research questions whether standing alters cognitive performance, necessitating a review of existing evidence.
Approach:
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was conducted.
- Data from 603 healthy young adults (mean age 24) were pooled for Stroop effect analysis.
- PRISMA guidelines, PICOS framework, and standard quality assessment criteria ensured methodological rigor.
Key Points:
- No significant difference in the Stroop effect was found between sitting and standing postures (Hedges' g = 0.13, p = 0.134).
- Analysis of congruent (Hedges' g = 0.10, p = 0.389) and incongruent (Hedges' g = 0.18, p = 0.164) stimuli separately also showed no significant differences.
- These findings indicate that standing is unlikely to impair selective attention or cognitive control in healthy young adults.
Conclusions:
- Changing from a seated to a standing posture does not detrimentally affect cognitive control in healthy young adults.
- Further research is recommended to explore this effect in older adults and individuals with pathologies.
- The study contributes to the understanding of posture's role in cognitive function and neuroergonomics.
