SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Physical Activity and Academic Achievement: An Umbrella Review.
Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07597720 (Effects of a School-based Balance Training Program on Motor Proficiency in Children Aged 6 to 11 Years), which is not on this map. Cited by 59 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Effects of a School-based Balance Training Program on Motor Proficiency in Children Aged 6 to 11 Years: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
59 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- "Children are precious cargo; we don't let them take any risks!": Hearing from adults on safety and risk in children's active play in schools: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Pooled it
- Barriers and Facilitators of Physical Activity Participation in Adolescent Girls: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews.Frontiers in public health · 2021Pooled it
- Academic Self-Pressure and Physiological Responses in Adolescents: A Pilot Experimental Study on the Moderating Role of an Escape Room-Based Physical Activity Intervention on Cognitive and Academic Outcomes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Trial
- School Poverty Level Moderates the Effectiveness of a Physical Activity Intervention.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2024Trial
- Physical activity and academic achievement: an analysis of potential student- and school-level moderators.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Trial
- The longitudinal association between objectively-measured school-day physical activity and academic achievement in US elementary school students.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Trial
- 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
- Associations Among Demographic Characteristics, Sleep Behaviors, Physical Activity, Health Status, and Quality of Life Among Undergraduate Students: A Structural Equation Modeling Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity and School Engagement in Adolescents Attending Rural and Urban Schools in Southern Spain.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Effects of Dance-Based Exergaming on Mental Rotation, General Motor Coordination, and Math Achievement in Adolescent Students: Nonrandomized Controlled Pilot Study.JMIR serious games · 2026Article
- Higher recreational screen time and lower step count are associated with higher cardiovascular disease risk in early adolescence.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Physical activity and academic performance in adolescents: a systematic review of intensity, frequency, and mediating factors.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2026Review
- Exploring heterogeneous profiles of academic performance among college students: a latent profile and LASSO regression analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Prevalence of insufficient daily physical activity and its association with health indicators among Chinese primary and secondary school students: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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- An international multi-stakeholder study on developing teacher capabilities and agency to implement and sustain physically active learning in schools.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Associations between physical activity, physical fitness, sedentary behavior, and mathematics achievement in school-aged children: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in cognition · 2026Article
- The prevalence and determinants of physical activity in secondary Vietnamese students: a hierarchical analysis.BMC public health · 2025Article
- After-School Behaviors, Self-Management, and Parental Involvement as Predictors of Academic Achievement in Adolescents.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Implementation Outcomes and Recommendations of Two Physical Activity Interventions: Results from the Danish ACTIVE SCHOOL Feasibility Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis umbrella review aimed to summarise the evidence presented in systematic reviews and meta-analyses regarding the effect of physical activity on academic achievement of school-age children and adolescents.
methodsA comprehensive electronic search for relevant systematic reviews and meta-analyses were performed in Pubmed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Scopus, and Latin American and Caribbean of Health Sciences Information System, and reference lists of the included studies, from inception to May 2020. Studies were included if they were systematic reviews or meta-analyses, included school-age children or adolescents, the intervention included physical activity, and the outcome was the academic achievement. Two independent authors screened the text of potentially eligible studies and assessed the methodological quality of the studies using the AMSTAR 2 tool.
resultsForty-one systematic reviews and meta-analyses that examined the effects of physical activity on children and adolescents' academic achievement were identified. Overall, the systematic reviews reported small positive or mixed associations between physical activity and academic achievement. From meta-analyses, it was observed that physical activity had null or small-to-medium positive effects on academic achievement. Chronic physical activity showed a medium positive effect on academic achievement, and acute physical activity did not demonstrate benefits.
conclusionsPhysical activity seems not to be detrimental to school-age children and adolescents' academic achievement, and may, in fact, be beneficial.
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