Direct and indirect relationships of physical fitness, weight status, and learning duration to academic performance in Japanese schoolchildren
| Autor: | Koichi Okita, Toshihiro Nakajima, Noriteru Morita, Masato Sagawa, Koji Yamatsu, Toru Ishihara |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Adolescent Health Status Physical fitness Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Structural equation modeling Body Mass Index Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Academic Performance medicine Humans Learning Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Duration (project management) Child Exercise Weight status Motor skill business.industry Body Weight 030229 sport sciences General Medicine medicine.disease Obesity Cross-Sectional Studies Physical Fitness Female business Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Sport Science. 18:286-294 |
| ISSN: | 1536-7290 1746-1391 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to determine, using structural equation modelling (SEM), the direct and indirect influence of daily behaviours (i.e. exercise/learning durations), weight status, and physical fitness on academic performance among seventh-grade schoolchildren, after controlling for socioeconomic status. We analysed cross-sectional data from 274 schoolchildren (159 males and 115 females; 12-13 years old). Academic performance was assessed using the total grade points in eight academic subjects. Physical fitness was evaluated using the total score of eight physical fitness tests and weight status using body mass index. The daily behaviours and socioeconomic status were assessed by the questionnaire. The SEM showed an adequate fit to the data (χ |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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