Re-examining the social gradient in health: A study of Dutch men, 1850–1984

Thompson, Kristina; van Ophem, Johan

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“…A recent study utilizing a sample of 432 fifth-grade students in China has revealed a positive correlation between academic performance and physical fitness, as measured by upper limb, trunk, and lower limb strength indices ( Xu and Sun, 2023 ). Height is considered a useful proxy for overall health in studies ( Quanjer, 2023 ; Thompson and van Ophem, 2023 ), and a German study demonstrated that a 1 cm increase in height was associated with a 1.6% increase in the probability of attending the Gymnasium (the most academic secondary school track) ( Cinnirella et al, 2011 ). The early-life stature has been demonstrated as a robust predictor for preschool cognitive development, schooling attainment, and cognitive functioning in adulthood ( Stein et al, 2023 ).…”

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Mental fatigue mediates the relationship between qi deficiency and academic performance among fifth-grade students aged 10–13 years

Wang,

He,

2024

Front. Psychol.

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BackgroundHealth has effects on children’s academic performance. Qi deficiency is generally used to assess an individual’s health in the Chinese traditional medicine theory. This study explores the effects of qi deficiency on children’s academic performance and examines whether mental fatigue mediates these effects.MethodsA total of 550 students aged 10–13 in fifth-grade were surveyed in a big primary school in Sichuan Province in November 2023 using paper-pencil-based questionnaires. Qi deficiency and mental fatigue were assessed, and exam scores in Chinese and Mathematics were recorded. Pearson’s correlation and linear regression analyses were used to test the mediation model and hypotheses.ResultsThe fifth-grade students had mild qi deficiency (M = 2.09) and a mild state of mental fatigue (M = 2.38) on a five-point Likert scale. The average exam scores in Mathematics and Chinese were 70.07 and 74.44 points out of 100, respectively. Qi deficiency was associated with Mathematics scores (r = −0.37, p < 0.01) and Chinese scores (r = −0.30, p < 0.01), and mental fatigue (r = 0.47, p < 0.01). Furthermore, mental fatigue was associated with Mathematics scores (r = −0.46, p < 0.01) and Chinese scores (r = −0.34, p < 0.01). Linear regression analyses showed that qi deficiency significantly predicted Mathematics scores (β = −0.26, p < 0.01), Chinese scores (β = −0.19, p < 0.01), and mental fatigue (β = 0.41, p < 0.01). When qi deficiency was controlled for, mental fatigue significantly predicted Mathematics scores (β = −0.28, p < 0.01) and Chinese scores (β = −0.17, p < 0.01).ConclusionThe mediation model and hypotheses were well supported, indicating that mental fatigue mediated the influence of qi deficiency on academic performance of fifth-grade students. Furthermore, the mediation effect of mental fatigue on Mathematics scores was a little stronger than that on Chinese scores.

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Mental fatigue mediates the relationship between qi deficiency and academic performance among fifth-grade students aged 10–13 years

Wang,

He,

2024

Front. Psychol.

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The determinants of child stunting and shifts in the growth pattern of children: A long‐run, global review

Schneider

2023

Journal of Economic Surveys

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This article explores how child growth has changed over the past 150 years and links changes in child growth to the recent decline in child stunting in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). The article begins by defining the four characteristics of the growth pattern in height: size at birth, size at adulthood, the timing of the pubertal growth spurt, and the speed of maturation. It then shows how these characteristics have changed over time and links these characteristics to child stunting. Stunted children are too short for their age relative to healthy standards, and their share in the population is used as an indicator of malnutrition in LMICs today. The article then surveys the literature on the causes of changes in the growth pattern and reductions in child stunting, comparing research on current LMICs with historical research on current high‐income countries (HICs) in the past. To limit the scope of the contemporary literature, I focus on explanations of the so‐called “Indian enigma:” why Indian children are shorter than sub‐Saharan African children despite India's lead in many indicators of economic development. The article closes with ideas for what historical and contemporary researchers can learn from one another.

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Re-examining the social gradient in health: A study of Dutch men, 1850–1984

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Mental fatigue mediates the relationship between qi deficiency and academic performance among fifth-grade students aged 10–13 years

Mental fatigue mediates the relationship between qi deficiency and academic performance among fifth-grade students aged 10–13 years

The determinants of child stunting and shifts in the growth pattern of children: A long‐run, global review

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