Screen time impairs the relationship between physical fitness and academic attainment in children

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 339-345

  Aguilar, Macarena M ^a   Vergara, Felipe A ^a   Velásquez, Erikson J A ^a   Marina, Raquel ^a   García Hermoso, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Cardiorespiratory fitness; Muscular strength; Sedentary lifestyle

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACTIVITY OF DAILY LIVING ASSESSMENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; ACHIEVEMENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BODY MASS; CHILE; EDUCATION; FITNESS; MICROCOMPUTER; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TELEVISION; TIME; UTILIZATION; VIDEO GAME;

ACHIEVEMENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MICROCOMPUTERS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEVISION; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84938743896     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jped.2014.10.004     Document Type: Article

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