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An examination of the prospective association between physical activity and academic achievement in youth at the population level
Exercise has significant benefits for brain health and this may have downstream learning benefits for youth. However existing studies looking at links between physical activity and academic achievement are limited by relatively small sample sizes and/or cross-sectional designs. The objective of this...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8195429/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34115814 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253142 |
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author | Papasideris, Mia Leatherdale, Scott T. Battista, Kate Hall, Peter A. |
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description | Exercise has significant benefits for brain health and this may have downstream learning benefits for youth. However existing studies looking at links between physical activity and academic achievement are limited by relatively small sample sizes and/or cross-sectional designs. The objective of this study is to determine the direction and magnitude of the association between physical activity and academic achievement in a large prospective sample of adolescents. Linear mixed models with random intercepts and multinomial ordinal generalized estimating equations were employed to analyze the prospective relationship between measures of physical activity and academic achievement from the COMPASS study (N = 9,898 linked participant data cases from year 2 (2013–2014) to year 4 (2015–2016)). The linear relationships between minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity and academic achievement (English: r = -.047, p < .000; Math: r = -.026, p = .008) as well as meeting the national physical activity guidelines and academic achievement (English: est = -.052, p = .004; Math: est = -.052, p = .028) were negative and trivial in magnitude. Organized sport participation showed slight positive associations with academic achievement indices, but these were also of trivial magnitude. In conclusion, the relationship between physical activity and academic achievement was effectively null in this population sample. Advocacy for physical activity programming for adolescent populations may best be undertaken with reference to lack of net academic achievement cost, rather than presence of benefit, or simply with reference to the many other physical and mental health benefits for youth. |
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spelling | pubmed-81954292021-06-21 An examination of the prospective association between physical activity and academic achievement in youth at the population level Papasideris, Mia Leatherdale, Scott T. Battista, Kate Hall, Peter A. PLoS One Research Article Exercise has significant benefits for brain health and this may have downstream learning benefits for youth. However existing studies looking at links between physical activity and academic achievement are limited by relatively small sample sizes and/or cross-sectional designs. The objective of this study is to determine the direction and magnitude of the association between physical activity and academic achievement in a large prospective sample of adolescents. Linear mixed models with random intercepts and multinomial ordinal generalized estimating equations were employed to analyze the prospective relationship between measures of physical activity and academic achievement from the COMPASS study (N = 9,898 linked participant data cases from year 2 (2013–2014) to year 4 (2015–2016)). The linear relationships between minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity and academic achievement (English: r = -.047, p < .000; Math: r = -.026, p = .008) as well as meeting the national physical activity guidelines and academic achievement (English: est = -.052, p = .004; Math: est = -.052, p = .028) were negative and trivial in magnitude. Organized sport participation showed slight positive associations with academic achievement indices, but these were also of trivial magnitude. In conclusion, the relationship between physical activity and academic achievement was effectively null in this population sample. Advocacy for physical activity programming for adolescent populations may best be undertaken with reference to lack of net academic achievement cost, rather than presence of benefit, or simply with reference to the many other physical and mental health benefits for youth. Public Library of Science 2021-06-11 /pmc/articles/PMC8195429/ /pubmed/34115814 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253142 Text en © 2021 Papasideris et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Papasideris, Mia Leatherdale, Scott T. Battista, Kate Hall, Peter A. An examination of the prospective association between physical activity and academic achievement in youth at the population level |
title | An examination of the prospective association between physical activity and academic achievement in youth at the population level |
title_full | An examination of the prospective association between physical activity and academic achievement in youth at the population level |
title_fullStr | An examination of the prospective association between physical activity and academic achievement in youth at the population level |
title_full_unstemmed | An examination of the prospective association between physical activity and academic achievement in youth at the population level |
title_short | An examination of the prospective association between physical activity and academic achievement in youth at the population level |
title_sort | examination of the prospective association between physical activity and academic achievement in youth at the population level |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8195429/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34115814 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253142 |
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