RT journal article
T1 Objectively measured physical activity and academic performance in school-aged youth: The UP&DOWN longitudinal study
A1 Muntaner-Mas, Adria
A1 Martínez-Gómez, David
A1 Castro Piñero, José
A1 Fernández Santos, Jorge del Rosario
A1 Salmon, Jo
A1 Veiga, Oscar L.
A1 Esteban-Cornejo, Irene
A2 Didáctica de la Educación FísicaPlástica y Musical
K1 academic achievement
K1 adolescents
K1 children
K1 motor activity
K1 school performance
AB 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 (beta(range), -.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.
PB WILEY
SN 0905-7188
YR 2021
FD 2021-08
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/25762
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/25762
LA eng
NO The authors gratefully acknowledge the youth, parents, and teachers who participated in this study. The UP&DOWN Study was supported by the DEP 2010-21662-C04-00 grant from the National Plan for Research, Development, and Innovation (R + D + i) MICINN. DM--G is supported by a 'Ramon y Cajal' contract (RYC--2016--20546). IE--C is supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (RTI2018-095284-J-100). AM--M was a recipient of a Jose Castillejo Fellowship from the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities (CAS19/00265). JS is supported by a Leadership Level 2 Fellowship, National Health and Medical Research Council Australia (APP 1176885). This research was partially funded by "Convocatoria extraordinaria de ayudas a la investigacion. Preparacion, ejecucion y transferencia de conocimiento (convocatoria 2020) de l'Institut de Recerca i Innovacio Educativa (IRIE)".
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 12-nov-2026