Indirect and direct relations between aerobic fitness, physical activity, and academic achievement in elementary school students

Mental Health and Physical Activity

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 165-171

  Lambourne, K ^a   Hansen, D M ^b   Szabo, A N ^a   Lee, J ^b   Herrmann, S D ^a   Donnelly, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Mediation; Path analysis; Progressive aerobic cardiovascular endurance run; Weschler individual achievement Test III

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACCELEROMETER; ACCELEROMETRY; AEROBIC FITNESS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PARENT; PATH ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SPELLING;

EID: 84890121249     PISSN: 17552966     EISSN: 18780199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mhpa.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

References (54)

1. Y. Ahamed, H. Macdonald, K. Reed, P.J. Naylor, T. Liu-Ambrose, and H. McKay School-based physical activity does not compromise children's academic performance Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 39 2 2007 371 376 (Pubitemid 46204306)
2. American College of Sports Medicine Resource manual for guidelines for exercise testing and prescription 6th ed. 2012 Wolter Kluwer Philadelphia, PA
3. J.R. Best, P.H. Miller, and L.L. Jones Executive functions after age 5: changes and correlates Developmental Review 29 3 2009 180 200
4. S. Biddle, N. Cavill, and J.F. Sallis Young and active?: Young people and health-enhancing physical activity: evidence and implications 1998 Health Education Authority
5. C. Blair School readiness. Integrating cognition and emotion in a neurobiological conceptualization of children's functioning at school entry American Psychologist 57 2 2002 111 127
6. C. Boreham, and C. Riddoch The physical activity, fitness and health of children Journal of Sports Sciences 19 12 2001 915 929 10.1080/ 026404101317108426 (Pubitemid 33143829)
7. M.S. Bray, J.M. Hagberg, L. Perusse, T. Rankinen, S.M. Roth, and B. Wolfarth The human gene map for performance and health-related fitness phenotypes: the 2006-2007 update Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 41 1 2009 35 73
8. R. Bull, and G. Scerif Executive functioning as a predictor of children's mathematics ability: Inhibition, switching, and working memory Developmental Neuropsychology 19 3 2001 273 293 (Pubitemid 33089773)
9. A.L. Carrel, J. Bowser, D. White, D.P. Moberg, B. Weaver, and J. Hisgen Standardized childhood fitness percentiles derived from school-based testing The Journal of Pediatrics 161 1 2012 120 124 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds. 2012.01.036
10. D.M. Castelli, C.H. Hillman, S.M. Buck, and H.E. Erwin Physical fitness and academic achievement in third- and fifth-grade students Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology 29 2 2007 239 252
11. Center on Education Policy Instructional time in elementary schools: A closer look at changes for specific subjects 2008 Retrieved 02.01.13, from www.cep-dc.org/-data/in-0001/resources/live/InstructionalTimeFeb2008.pdf
12. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The association between school-based physical activity, including physical education, and academic performance 2010 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Atlanta, GA
13. L. Chaddock, M.B. Pontifex, C.H. Hillman, and A.F. Kramer A review of the relation of aerobic fitness and physical activity to brain structure and function in children Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 17 6 2011 975 985
14. D.P. Coe, J.M. Pivarnik, C.J. Womack, M.J. Reeves, and R.M. Malina Effect of physical education and activity levels on academic achievement in children Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 38 8 2006 1515 1519 (Pubitemid 44215763)
15. C.L. Davis Exercise improves executive function and achievement and alters brain activation in overweight children: a randomized, controlled trial Health Psychology 30 1 2011 10.1037/a0021766
16. C.L. Davis, P.D. Tomporowski, J.E. McDowell, B.P. Austin, P.H. Miller, and N.E. Yanasak Exercise improves executive function and achievement and alters brain activation in overweight children: a randomized, controlled trial Health Psychology 30 1 2011 91
17. M. Dencker, O. Thorsson, M.K. Karlsson, C. Lindén, J. Svensson, and P. Wollmer Daily physical activity and its relation to aerobic fitness in children aged 8-11 years European Journal of Applied Physiology 96 5 2006 587 592 10.1007/s00421-005-0117-1
18. J.E. Donnelly, J.L. Greene, C.A. Gibson, B.K. Smith, R.A. Washburn, and D.K. Sullivan Physical activity across the curriculum (PAAC): a randomized controlled trial to promote physical activity and diminish overweight and obesity in elementary school children Preventive Medicine 49 2009 336 341
19. J.E. Donnelly, and K. Lambourne Classroom-based physical activity, cognition, and academic achievement Preventive Medicine 52 1 2011 31
20. T. Dwyer, J.F. Sallis, L. Blizzard, R. Lazarus, and K. Dean Relation of academic performance to physical activity and fitness in children Pediatric Exercise Science 13 2001 225 237 (Pubitemid 32801645)
21. I.M. Eigsti, V. Zayas, W. Mischel, Y. Shoda, O. Ayduk, and M.B. Dadlani Predicting cognitive control from preschool to late adolescence and young adulthood Psychological Science 17 6 2006 478 484 (Pubitemid 43855791)
22. P.J. Eslinger Conceptualizing, describing, and measuring components of executive function: A summary 1996
23. A. Fisher, J.M.E. Boyle, J.Y. Paton, P. Tomporowski, C. Watson, and J.H. McColl Effects of a physical education intervention on cognitive function in young children: randomized controlled pilot study BMC Pediatrics 11 2011
24. K.R. Fox Childhood obesity and the role of physical activity The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health 124 1 2004 34 39 (Pubitemid 38180705)
25. C.H. Hillman, D.M. Castelli, and S.M. Buck Aerobic fitness and neurocognitive function in healthy preadolescent children Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 37 11 2005 1967 1974 (Pubitemid 41691841)
26. E.K. Howie, and R. Pate Physical activity and academic achievement in children: a historical perspective Journal of Sport and Health Science 2012 10.1016/j.jshs.2012.09.003
27. L. Hu, and P.M. Bentler Fit indices in covariance structure modeling: sensitivity to underparameterized model misspecification Psychological Methods 3 4 1998 424 453 (Pubitemid 128459636)
28. S. Judge, and L. Jahns Association of overweight with academic performance and social and behavioral problems: an update from the early childhood longitudinal study Journal of School Health 77 10 2007 672 678
29. N.F. Krebs, and M.S. Jacobson Prevention of pediatric overweight and obesity Pediatrics 112 2 2003 424 430
30. L.A. Leger, D. Mercier, C. Gadoury, and J. Lambert The multistage 20 metre shuttle run test for aerobic fitness Journal of Sports Sciences 6 2 1988 93 101
31. G. Locascio, E.M. Mahone, S.H. Eason, and L.E. Cutting Executive dysfunction among children with reading comprehension deficits Journal of Learning Disabilities 43 5 2010 441 454 10.1177/0022219409355476
32. K. Lowden, J. Powney, J. Davidson, and C. James The class moves! Pilot in Scotland and Wales: An evaluation Research report series 2001 Scottish Council for Research in Education
33. D.P. MacKinnon, J.L. Krull, and C.M. Lockwood Equivalence of the mediation, confounding and suppression effect Prevention Science 1 4 2000 173 181 10.1023/A:1026595011371
34. J.K. Maeda Can academic success come from five minutes of physical activity? Brock Education Journal 13 1 2003 14 22
35. W. Mechelen, H. Hlobil, and H.C.G. Kemper Validation of two running tests as estimates of maximal aerobic power in children European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology 55 5 1986 503 506 10.1007/BF00421645 (Pubitemid 16050037)
36. G.N. Molloy Chemicals, exercise and hyperactivity: a short report International Journal of Disability, Development and Education 36 1 1989 57 61
37. L.K. Muthén, and B.O. Muthén Mplus user's guide 7th ed. 1998-2012 Muthén & Muthén Los Angeles, CA
38. T. Norlander, L. Moas, and T. Archer Noise and stress in primary and secondary children: noise reduction and increased concentration ability through a short but regular exercise program School Effectiveness and School Improvement 16 1 2004 91 99 (Pubitemid 43203463)
39. C.L. Ogden Prevalence of high body mass index in US children and adolescents, 2007-2008 JAMA 303 3 2010 242 249 10.1001/jama.20092012
40. T. Olds, G. Tomkinson, L. Léger, and G. Cazorla Worldwide variation in the performance of children and adolescents: an analysis of 109 studies of the 20-m shuttle run test in 37 countries Journal of Sports Sciences 24 10 2006 1025 1038 10.1080/02640410500432193 (Pubitemid 44574897)
41. R.R. Pate, M. Dowda, and J.G. Ross Association between physical activity and physical fitness in American children American Journal of Diseases of Children 144 1990 1123 1129 (Pubitemid 20320718)
42. Physical activity guidelines advisory committee report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services 2008 http:www.health.gov/PAGuidelines/ committeereport.aspx
43. K.J. Preacher Multilevel SEM strategies for evaluating mediation in three-level data Multivariate Behavioral Research 46 4 2011 691 731 10.1080/00273171.2011.589280
44. K.J. Preacher, M.J. Zyphur, and Z. Zhang A general multilevel SEM framework for assessing multilevel mediation Psychological Methods 15 3 2010 209
45. J.A. Reed, G. Einstein, E. Hahn, S.P. Hooker, V.P. Gross, and J. Kravitz Examining the impact of integrating physical activity on fluid intelligence and academic performance in an elementary school setting: a preliminary investigation Journal of Physical Activity & Health 7 3 2010 343 351
46. K.E. Reed, D.E.R. Warburton, H.M. Macdonald, P.J. Naylor, and H.A. McKay Action Schools! BC: a school-based physical activity intervention designed to decrease cardiovascular disease risk factors in children Preventive Medicine 46 6 2008 525 531
47. J.F. Sallis, T.L. McKenzie, B. Kolody, M. Lewis, S. Marshall, and P. Rosengard Effects of health-related physical education on academic achievement: project SPARK Research Quarterly for Exercise & Sport 70 2 1999 127 134
48. P.E. Shrout, and N. Bolger Mediation in experimental and nonexperimental studies: new procedures and recommendations Psychological Methods 7 4 2002 422
49. M.S. Tremblay, J.W. Inman, and J.D. Willms The relationship between physical activity, self-esteem, and academic achievement in 12-year-old children Pediatric Exercise Science 12 2000 312 323 (Pubitemid 30641536)
50. M.W. Voss, L. Chaddock, J.S. Kim, M. Vanpatter, M.B. Pontifex, and L.B. Raine Aerobic fitness is associated with greater efficiency of the network underlying cognitive control in preadolescent children Neuroscience 199 2011 166 176
51. D. Wechsler Wechsler individual achievement test 3rd ed. (WIAT III) 2009 The Psychological Corp London
52. G.J. Welk The association of health-related fitness with indicators of academic performance in Texas schools Research Quarterly for Exercise & Sport 81 Suppl. 2 2010 16S 23S
53. G.J. Welk, and M.D. Meredith Fitnessgram/activitygram reference guide 2008 The Cooper Institute Dallas TX
54. C.T. Wu, M.B. Pontifex, L.B. Raine, L. Chaddock, M.W. Voss, and A.F. Kramer Aerobic fitness and response variability in preadolescent children performing a cognitive control task Neuropsychology 25 3 2011 333