@misc{10481/70817,
year = {2021},
month = {8},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/70817},
abstract = {To examine the longitudinal relationships between objectively measured total
volume and specific intensities of physical activity (PA) with academic performance
in a large sample of youth aged 6-18
years. A longitudinal study of 1046
youth (10.04 ± 3.10 years) from Spain was followed over 2 years. PA (volume
and intensity) was measured by accelerometry. Academic performance was assessed
through grades reported on the transcript at the end of the academic year
(Mathematics, Language, an average of these two core subjects, and grade point
average [GPA]). Longitudinal relationships between PA and four indicators of
academic performance were examined using covariance and regression analyses,
adjusted for a variety of confounders. Youth Quartile 2 for PA volume at baseline
obtained better scores than those who participated in Quartiles 1 or 4 volumes
of PA in GPA 2 years later (p = 0.006). There were generally no longitudinal associations
between specific PA intensities and any of the academic performance
indicators (all p > 0.170). However, a change in light PA over 2 years was inversely
associated with three academic indicators in youth (βrange, -.
103 to -090;
all P < 040). Findings suggest that participants in Quartile 2 volume of PA had
a better GPA in comparison with Quartiles 1 and 4 volumes of PA during youth, but there was no association with changes in PA volume over time. PA intensity
was generally unrelated to academic performance during youth. However, there
was an inverted u-shape
relationship between light PA changes and GPA.},
organization = {National Plan for Research, Development, and Innovation (R + D + i) MICINN	DEP 2010-21662-C04-00},
organization = {Spanish Government	RYC-2016-20546},
organization = {Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness	RTI2018-095284-J-100},
organization = {Jose Castillejo Fellowship from the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities	CAS19/00265},
organization = {National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia	APP 1176885},
organization = {Convocatoria extraordinaria de ayudas a la investigacion. Preparacion, ejecucion y transferencia de conocimiento (convocatoria 2020) de l'Institut de Recerca i Innovacio Educativa (IRIE)},
publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell Publishing},
keywords = {Academic achievement},
keywords = {Adolescents},
keywords = {Children},
keywords = {Motor activity},
keywords = {School performance},
title = {Objectively measured physical activity and academic performance in school-aged youth: The UP&DOWN longitudinal study},
doi = {10.1111/sms.14036},
author = {Muntaner Mas, Adrià and Esteban Cornejo, Irene},
}