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ArticleFrontiers in sports and active living2026

Students' aerobic fitness, self-regulation, and mathematical performance in primary school.

Silje Eikanger Kvalø, Megan M McClelland, Edvin Bru, Sindre M Dyrstad

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Article in Frontiers in sports and active living, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Silje Eikanger KvaløDepartment of Education and Sport Science, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.
Megan M McClellandHuman Development and Family Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States.
Edvin BruCenter of Learning Environment, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.
Sindre M DyrstadDepartment of Education and Sport Science, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.

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Abstract

Purpose: This study examined the relationships between aerobic fitness, behavioral self-regulation, and mathematics performance in primary school students, and evaluated the effect of a 10-month school-based Physical activity intervention on self-regulation. Methods: The Active School study was a ten-month cluster-randomized controlled trial. The sample consisted of 435 students (9-10-years old) in five intervention schools and four control schools. Teachers assessed students' self-regulation using the Child Behavior Rating Scale (CBRS), at pre- and post-intervention. Aerobic fitness was assessed with a 10-minute interval running test, and mathematical achievement was determined using Norwegian national standardized tests in mathematics. Results: Partial correlations indicated that aerobic fitness was significantly correlated with self-regulation ( Conclusion: The findings suggest that while cognitive-behavioral processes strongly drive academic performance, standard school-based physical activity programs may lack the necessary cognitive complexity to enhance independent self-regulatory capacities in fifth-grade students.

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academic achievementinterventionoff-task behavioron-task behaviorphysical activity

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PMID42909019
PMCPMC13683658

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