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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Educational Psychology

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  • Inhibition abilities are crucial for academic success and social-emotional development in children.
  • Previous research suggests various interventions can impact executive functions, but the role of craft-based activities remains underexplored.
  • Understanding factors that enhance children's cognitive control is essential for developing effective educational strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of a knitting intervention on elementary school pupils' inhibition abilities.
  • To examine whether the emotional valence of stimuli influences the effect of knitting on inhibition.
  • To explore the potential mechanisms linking knitting practice to improvements in executive functions.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments were conducted with elementary school pupils.
  • A stop-signal paradigm was used to accurately measure inhibition abilities.
  • Stimuli emotional content was manipulated (neutral in Experiment 1, emotionally charged in Experiment 2) to differentiate cool and hot inhibition.

Main Results:

  • Both experiments demonstrated a beneficial effect of knitting on children's inhibition abilities.
  • Experiment 1 showed improved inhibition in the knitting group compared to a control group.
  • Experiment 2 indicated that knitting practice diminished the influence of emotional content on inhibition.

Conclusions:

  • Knitting practice positively impacts children's inhibition abilities.
  • The benefits of knitting on cognitive control may extend to situations involving emotional stimuli.
  • Knitting may be a viable activity for enhancing executive functions in school-aged children.