Physical fitness, cognitive functioning and academic achievement in healthy adolescents

Haverkamp, Barbara Franca; Oosterlaan, Jaap; Königs, Marsh; Hartman, Esther

doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2021.102060

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“…Many studies have reported a positive association between fitness and academic achievement in children [ 1 , 2 , 3 ] and adolescents [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ]. Findings from a systematic review suggest that aerobic fitness is the most studied aspect of fitness in this research area, and is also the factor most consistently resulting in significant benefits to cognitive performance and academic achievement [ 9 , 10 , 11 ].…”

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Exploring the Mediating Role of Executive Function in the Relationship between Aerobic Fitness and Academic Achievement in Adolescents

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(1) Background: The performance of physical activity at a sufficient volume can result in improvements in fitness. Aerobic fitness is a particular aspect of fitness that has consistently been shown to be related to both cognitive performance and academic achievement. Cognitive performance, particularly executive function, is itself predictive of academic achievement. It has been hypothesized that the benefits of aerobic fitness for academic achievement are due to improvements in executive function. This study explores the mediating role of cognitive performance on the relationship between physical fitness and academic achievement in high-school-aged adolescents. (2) Methods: High school students (N = 283, 127 male, 156 females, mean age = 16.05 years, SD = 0.41) performed a shuttle run test to assess aerobic fitness and completed the Stroop Color, Stroop Word, and Stroop Color–Word tests to measure information processing and inhibition. They also completed the National Union Academic Achievement Assessment (NUAAA) as part of their high school requirements. (3) Results: Mediation analyses showed that inhibition (performance in the Stroop Color–Word test) fully mediated the relationship between aerobic fitness and both mathematics and Korean performance. (4) Conclusions: This cross-sectional investigation suggests an important mediating role of cognitive performance related to executive function in understanding the relationship between aerobic fitness and the academic achievement of high-school-aged adolescents. This suggests that enhancements in performance related to executive function, which are attributed to increases in aerobic fitness, could explain the observed benefits for academic attainment.

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“…According to findings by Greenleaf et al (2010), students with better cardiorespiratory fitness had higher self-esteem and fewer depression symptoms. Additionally, studies show that kids aged 7 to 12 with good cardiorespiratory fitness outperformed their unfit peers on cognitive tests (Haverkamp et al, 2021;Blair et al, 2001). Furthermore, PA positively correlates with school success and perceived pleasure (De Souza et al, 2021).…”

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Okul Temelli Fiziksel Aktivite Uygulamalarinin Fiziksel Uygunluk Ve Psikolojik Cevaplar Üzerindeki Etkileri: Sistematik Bir İnceleme

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2022

Journal of Advanced Education Studies

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This systematic review aimed to investigate the effect of school-based physical activity interventions on physical fitness and psychological responses in children and young people. Studies were conducted from Web of Science, Scopus and PubMed databases between 1 January 2017 and 1 December 2022 according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) checklist. For the research to be conducted in the databases, "School-Based Intervention", "physical fitness ", "Psychology", School-based intervention, physical fitness and psychological responses were used in the title and abstract. The database review revealed seventy-four (74) studies. However, after eliminating seventeen (17) duplicate studies, fifty-five (57) studies remained. Subsequently, seventeen (17) studies were eliminated after reviewing the abstracts. After forty (40) studies were thoroughly analysed, eighteen (18) publications not involving psychological factors, five (5) publications involving research methods and six (6) review studies were excluded. The remaining eleven (11) studies were used after review. The results of the present systematic review showed that school-based physical activity interventions contribute positively to children's physical fitness and psychological health while ensuring a healthy life for years to come.

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Determinants of the Indonesian military’s career development: Mediating role of performance and moderating role of objectivity of organizational commitment

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Yunus

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Problems and Perspectives in Management

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Career development is a vital aspect of improving work effectiveness and the best contribution of employees to the organization. This study aims to explore the determinants of career development of the Indonesian military. This quantitative study uses a questionnaire (in print and Google Forms) to collect data from 384 Indonesian National Armed Forces personnel at the Iskandar Muda Military Command, Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The participants were army soldiers with the rank levels of non-commissioned, first, and middle officers. Data were processed using the AMOS software and structural equation modeling (SEM) approach. The findings show that the three constructs (work motivation, physical fitness, and emotional intelligence) are relevant in predicting the performance and career development of the Indonesian military. Next, the objectivity of organizational commitment moderates the relationship between performance and career development. In addition, performance mediates the relationship between the three independent variables and career development. These findings imply that the Iskandar Muda military command is expected to be able to apply them in improving performance and career development under applicable procedures.

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Physical fitness, cognitive functioning and academic achievement in healthy adolescents

Cited by 6 publications

References 42 publications

Exploring the Mediating Role of Executive Function in the Relationship between Aerobic Fitness and Academic Achievement in Adolescents

Exploring the Mediating Role of Executive Function in the Relationship between Aerobic Fitness and Academic Achievement in Adolescents

Okul Temelli Fiziksel Aktivite Uygulamalarinin Fiziksel Uygunluk Ve Psikolojik Cevaplar Üzerindeki Etkileri: Sistematik Bir İnceleme

Determinants of the Indonesian military’s career development: Mediating role of performance and moderating role of objectivity of organizational commitment

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