ArticleEnvironmental health and preventive medicine2017
Associations between the duration of active commuting to school and academic achievement in rural Chilean adolescents.
Article in Environmental health and preventive medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06357065 (Effectiveness of the Active Transport Educational Program Based on the Ecological Model on Improving the Physical and Mental Health of Secondary Students), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effectiveness of the Active Transport Educational Program Based on the Ecological Model on Improving the Physical and Mental Health of Secondary Students: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (Mov-Es Project)
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Active Commute in Relation to Cognition and Academic Achievement in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Future Recommendations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Active Commuting to and from School, Cognitive Performance, and Academic Achievement in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Parent Perceptions on a Walking School Bus Program Among Low-Income Families: A Qualitative Study.Journal of physical activity & health · 2019Trial
- School achievement in the Brazilian rural Amazon: An analysis of the interaction among motor, cognitive and environmental factors.The British journal of developmental psychology · 2026Article
- The influence of commuting time on students' academic performance and its internal mechanism: an empirical analysis based on CEPS data.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of an Ecological Model-Based Active Transport Education Program on Physical and Mental Health in High School Students (MOV-ES Project): Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Relationship between Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, Cognition, and Academic Outcomes in School-Aged Latino Children: A Scoping Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Active School Commuting in School Children: A Narrative Review of Current Evidence and Future Research Implications.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Association between the Duration of the Active Commuting to and from School, and Cognitive Performance in Urban Portuguese Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The "Fat but Fit" paradox in the academic context: relationship between physical fitness and weight status with adolescents' academic achievement.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2021Article
- Profiles of Active Transportation among Children and Adolescents in the Global Matrix 3.0 Initiative: A 49-Country Comparison.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Association between Different Modes of Travelling and Adiposity in Chilean Population: Findings from the Chilean National Health Survey 2016-2017.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Association between lifestyle, parental smoke, socioeconomic status, and academic performance in Japanese elementary school children: the Super Diet Education Project.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2019Article
- Influence of distance, area, and cultural context in active commuting: Continental and insular children.PloS one · 2019Article
- The Intention to be Physically Active in Sedentary Obese Children: A Longitudinal Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundHabitual active commuting to school may be positively associated with academic achievement. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between duration of walking or otherwise actively commuting to school and academic achievement.
methodsThis cross-sectional study included 389 adolescents from seven rural schools (12-13 years). Mode and duration of active commuting to school (use of active means such as walking or biking to and from school) and screen time were self-reported. Academic achievement was determined by the outcome in basic grades (language and mathematics).
resultsActive commuting to school was not associated with higher scores in any grades after adjustment for potential confounders. No evidence was found of interactions between gender and academic achievement, but there was interaction with duration of walking (<30 min, 30-60 min, and >60 min). Adjusted binary logistic regression analysis suggested that adolescents who spent between 30 and 60 min actively commuting were more likely to obtain high academic achievement (language and mathematics).
conclusionsThirty to 60 min of ACS may have a positive influence on academic achievement in adolescents, so, it is necessary to make recommendations for the children to walk from and/or to school. This could help society to recognize the relevance of physical activity to health as well as to academic performance.
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