ArticlePreventive medicine reports2021
Physical activity and academic achievement among Norwegian adolescents: Findings from a longitudinal study.
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- Sleep Well, Study Well: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies on the Interplay between Sleep and School Experience in Adolescence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
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- Association between moderate-to-vigorous physical activity trajectories and academic achievement in Chinese primary school children: a 3-year longitudinal study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Feasibility of a physical activity intervention for children and adolescents with anxiety and depression.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2024Article
- Physical Activity and Psychological Wellbeing Among Healthcare Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Cureus · 2024Article
- Internet use and its association with physical activity among adolescents in Beni Municipality, Myagdi, Nepal.PloS one · 2024Article
- Increased Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Higher Efficacy Beliefs Are Associated with Better Academic Achievement: A Longitudinal Study of High School Adolescents in Lebanon.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Regular physical activity (PA) has been associated with academic achievement, but the evidence is mainly based on cross-sectional research and self-reported measures of PA. The purpose of the current study was to explore the longitudinal relationship between objectively measured PA and academic achievement among a cohort of adolescents in Norway between 2016 and 2018. As a secondary aim, an indirect relationship via waist circumference (WC) and sleep duration was assessed. Data from 599 adolescents (54.4% female, mean age at baseline ± SD 13.3 ± 0.3 years) were collected annually during their three years at lower secondary school. PA was measured objectively using accelerometry. Academic achievement was assessed using grade point average (GPA) from school records. Linear regression analysis was performed to explore associations between longitudinal changes in measures of PA (Total PA and moderate-to-vigorous PA [MVPA]) and academic achievement directly or via mediators. Results showed no significant associations between Total PA or MVPA and academic achievement, either in the main analyses or through mediation of WC and sleep duration. The results contribute to a growing evidence base of studies showing no association between objectively measured PA and academic achievement among adolescents.
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