ArticleJournal of obesity2018
School Engagement in Relation to Body Mass Index and School Achievement in a High-School Age Sample.
Article in Journal of obesity, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Associations Among Lifestyle Behaviors, Academic Achievement, and Physical Diseases in Adolescents: A Cross-Lagged Network Analysis.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Assessing the Relationship between Physical Health, Mental Health and Students' Success among Universities in Lebanon: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Exploring the effects of health behaviors and mental health on students' academic achievement: a cross-sectional study on lebanese university students.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Mediators of the association between childhood body mass index and educational attainment: Analysis of a UK prospective cohort study.Pediatric obesity · 2023Article
- Links between obesity, weight stigma and learning in adolescence: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Body Mass Index and Academic Achievement Among Chinese Secondary School Students: The Mediating Effect of Inhibitory Control and the Moderating Effect of Social Support.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Gross Motor Skills Predict Classroom Behavior in Lower-Income Children.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2019Article
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Abstract
Purpose: Research has documented an inverse relationship between body mass index (BMI) and school achievement but has failed to empirically explain it. We tested whether this association among adolescents can be explained in part by student engagement. Methods: A self-report survey about health and school behaviors was completed by 196 high school students; BMI and achievement data were obtained from school records. Three forms of engagement were assessed: behavioral, presenteeism, and affective. Associations of engagement with BMI and achievement were examined, and mediation analyses were conducted. Results: The simple relationship between BMI and achievement was confirmed and demonstrated that BMI was negatively related to academic achievement. Higher BMI was also significantly correlated with lower classroom participation. Mediation tests showed the significant relationship between BMI and achievement was reduced after accounting for behavioral engagement but not affective engagement. Conclusions: These novel findings shed light on why heavier students often experience lower academic achievement. Intervention studies targeting barriers to classroom engagement among overweight and obese youth are needed so that their academic potential is not compromised.
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