RT journal article
T1 Objectively measured and self-reported leisure-time sedentary behavior and academic performance in youth: The UP&DOWN Study
A1 Esteban-Cornejo, Irene
A1 Martínez-Gómez, David
A1 Sallis, James F.
A1 Cabanas-Sánchez, Verónica
A1 Fernández Santos, Jorge del Rosario
A1 Castro Piñero, José
A1 Veiga, Oscar
A2 Didáctica de la Educación FísicaPlástica y Musical
K1 Children and adolescents
K1 Academic achievement
K1 Leisure-time
K1 Television
K1 Accelerometry
K1 Sitting
AB Objective. To examine the associations of (i) objectively measured and self-reported sedentary behavior during leisure time with academic performance and (ii) patterns of sedentary behavior with academic performance.Methods. This study was conducted with 1146 youth aged 12.5 ± 2.5 years in Spain during 2011–2012. Leisure-time sedentary behavior during out-of-school hours was assessed by accelerometry and self-report. Academic performance was assessed through school grades.Results. Objectively measured sedentary leisure-time was not significantly associated with academic perfor- mance. Time spent in Internet surfing, listening to music, and sitting without doing anything were negatively as- sociated with all academic performance indicators (β ranging from − 0.066 to − 0.144; all p b 0.05). However, time spent in doing homework/study without computer and reading for fun were positively associated (β ranging from 0.058 to 0.154; all p b 0.05). Five major sedentary patterns were identified. The “high social-low TV/video” and the “low studying-high TV/video” patterns were negatively associated with all academic indicators (β ranging from −0.085 to −0.148; all p b 0.05). The “educational” pattern was positively associated with all academic indicators (β ranging from 0.063 to 0.105; all p b 0.05).Conclusions. Specific domains of self-reported sedentary behavior during leisure-time, but not objectively measured sedentary leisure time, may influence academic performance.
PB Elsevier
SN 1096-0260
YR 2015
FD 2015
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30975
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30975
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 21-sep-2026