Relationships Between Physical Activity Level, Health-Related Fitness, Academic Achievement, and Academic Self-Concept

Bilgin, Emre; Bulca, Yeşim; Demirhan, Gıyasettin

doi:10.15390/eb.2020.8343

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“…Overall, the literature on flexibility and muscular strength is scarce in comparison with studies on cardiorespiratory fitness [15]. In line with our results, other studies found a positive association between cardiorespiratory fitness and academic achievement [41,42]. Similar to our findings, Cadenas-Sanchez et al, found that in preadolescent overweight-obese children cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with language components [13].…”

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“…In this line, another study found that flexible children performed significantly better in mathematics and science [45]. Likewise, Bilgin et al [42] found a positive relationship between flexibility and academic achievement in boys. Conversely, another study found no significant association with academic achievement [46].…”

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“…On the one hand, and corroborating our findings, Cadenas-Sanchez et al [13] found that in preadolescent children muscular strength was associated with geography and history, English and grade point average. On the other hand, Bilgin et al [42] found a positive relationship between muscular strength and academic achievement in boys but not in girls. Therefore, although in recent years more literature has become available and there is greater interest in muscular strength as another powerful marker of health, more information is needed to corroborate or refute our findings.…”

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Association of Physical Fitness with Intelligence and Academic Achievement in Adolescents

Gil‐Espinosa

Chillón

Fernández-García

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Physical fitness, intelligence and academic achievement are being studied from a multidisciplinary perspective. In this line, studies to advance our understanding of intelligence and academic achievement could be relevant for designing school-based programs. Our study analyzed the relationship between components of physical fitness including cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength and flexibility and general intelligence and academic achievement in adolescents. We recruited 403 adolescents (53.6% boys) with a mean age of 13.7 ± 1.2 years from a secondary school in Spain with a medium socioeconomic status, during the 2015/2016 school year. Cardiorespiratory fitness was assessed by the 20-m shuttle run, muscular strength with the standing long jump test and flexibility with the sit-and-reach test. General intelligence was measured by both the D48 and the Raven tests. School grades were used to determine academic achievement. Linear regression analyses showed that cardiorespiratory fitness was positively associated with intelligence in both the D48 (all β ≥ 0.184, p ≤ 0.016) and the Raven tests (all β ≥ 0.183, p ≤ 0.024). Muscular strength, flexibility and overall fitness were not associated with intelligence (all β ≤ 0.122, p ≥ 0.139). Cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength and flexibility were positively associated with academic achievement (all β ≥ 0.089, p ≤ 0.038), except muscular strength, which was not significantly associated with Spanish language or mathematics, (all β ≤ 0.050, p ≥ 0.200). Overall, cardiorespiratory fitness was positively associated with intelligence and academic achievement.

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Association of Physical Fitness with Intelligence and Academic Achievement in Adolescents

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Fernández-García

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“…Based on the results, it can be seen that those participants who do not meet the minimum weekly physical activity requirements have lower physical self-concept scores than those who exceed the recommended limit. Very similar results were obtained by Duarte-Climents et al [35] where Bilgin et al [36] state that the practice of physical activity helps to improve the subjects' fitness and, therefore, their physical self-concept and mental selfimage. Furthermore, Callow et al [37] argue that improving physical fitness and body image brings benefits to both the physical and mental health of individuals.…”

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Motivational Climate, Anxiety and Physical Self-Concept in Trainee Physical Education Teachers—An Explanatory Model Regarding Physical Activity Practice Time

Melguizo-Ibáñez

Zurita-Ortega

Ubago-Jiménez

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There is an increase in sedentary lifestyles among young people. However, the development of a certain motivational climate can play a key role in the prevention of such lifestyles. Taking into account the aforementioned, the present research aims to establish the relationship between the motivational climate towards sport, anxiety and physical self-concept and to identify and clarify the existing relationships between anxiety, motivational climate and physical self-concept, by breaking down this objective into (a) developing an explanatory model of the motivational climate towards sport and its relationship with anxiety and physical self-concept and (b) contrasting the structural model by means of a multi-group analysis, according to the time spent doing physical activity per week. For this purpose, a cross-sectional descriptive and comparative study was carried out with a total of 568 university students (M = 25.09; SD = 6.22). A sociodemographic questionnaire, the Spanish version of the Perceived Motivation Climate Questionnaire in Sport, the Self-Concept Form-5 and the Beck Anxiety Inventory were used for data collection. The results show that more time spent doing physical activity brings benefits in terms of physical self-concept and homework climate, helping to reduce anxiety levels. As conclusions, it is observed that a longer time spent doing physical activity brings benefits in the channelling of disruptive states and improvements in physical self-concept.

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Genç Yetişkinlerde Fiziksel Aktivite ve Bilişsel Performans Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

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Fiziksel aktivitenin sağlığın birçok alanında kanıta dayalı olumlu etkileri belirlenmiş olup dikkat hafıza ve yürütücü işlevler gibi kognitif fonksiyonlar üzerindeki etkileri araştırılmaktadır. Bu çalışma üniversite öğrencilerinin fiziksel aktivite seviyeleri ile kognitif performansları arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda yaşları 18-25 aralığında değişen 83 kişi ile testler yürütülmüştür. Fiziksel aktivite seviyelerinin tespitinde Uluslararası Fiziksel Aktivite Kısa Anketi (International Physical Activity Questionnare-IPAQ), kognitif performans seviyelerini belirlemede yürütücü işlevleri içeren Stroop Testi TBAG Formu kullanılmış ayrıca demografik bilgiler kaydedilmiştir. Tüm analizlerde istatistiksel anlamlılık p<0.05 olarak kabul edilmiştir. ANOVA testi sonucunda Stroop etkisi fenomeni uyumsuz koşulda tepki sürelerinin anlamlı olarak gecikmesi ile gözlemlenmiştir. Kontrol ve uyumlu koşulda tepki süreleri uyumsuz koşula göre daha hızlıdır. Fiziksel aktivitenin Stroop efekte etkisi anlamlı bulunmamıştır. MET ile Stroop etkisi arasındaki ilişkiye bakıldığında MET arttıkça Stroop etkisinin azalma eğilimi gösterdiği gözlemlense de, bu ilişki anlamlı değildir. Çalışmamızda üniversite öğrencilerinin toplam fiziksel aktivite seviyeleri ile kognitif performansları arasında doğrusal bir ilişki tespit edilememiştir. Daha fazla sayıda katılımcının dahil edildiği daha ileri araştırmalara ihtiyaç vardır.

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Relationships Between Physical Activity Level, Health-Related Fitness, Academic Achievement, and Academic Self-Concept

Cited by 5 publications

References 58 publications

Association of Physical Fitness with Intelligence and Academic Achievement in Adolescents

Association of Physical Fitness with Intelligence and Academic Achievement in Adolescents

Motivational Climate, Anxiety and Physical Self-Concept in Trainee Physical Education Teachers—An Explanatory Model Regarding Physical Activity Practice Time

Genç Yetişkinlerde Fiziksel Aktivite ve Bilişsel Performans Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

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