An examination of the prospective association between physical activity and academic achievement in youth at the population level

Mia Papasideris, Scott T Leatherdale, Kate Battista and Peter A Hall

PLOS ONE, 2021, vol. 16, issue 6, 1-15

Abstract: 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

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253142

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