Associations between meeting sleep, physical activity or screen time behaviour guidelines and academic performance in Australian school children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current guidelines suggest too little sleep, too little physical activity, and too much sedentary time are associated with poor health outcomes. These behaviours may also influence academic performance in school children. The primary purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between sleep, physical activity, or sedentary behaviours and academic performance in a school with a well-developed and integrated technology use and well-being program.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional survey of students (n = 934, Grades 5-12) in an Australian school with a bring-your-own device (tablet or laptop computer) policy. Students reported sleep, physical activity, and sedentary (screen and non-screen) behaviours. Academic performance was obtained from school records.

SUBMITTER: Howie EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7165394 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature