Associations between meeting 24-hour movement guidelines and academic achievement in Australian primary school-aged children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few studies have investigated associations between academic achievement and meeting recommendations from the 24-hour (24-h) movement guidelines. The specific guidelines associated with the most benefit academic achievement are unknown. Utilizing both self-report and objective movement data, this study examined associations between academic achievement and meeting individual recommendations and combinations of recommendations from the 24-h movement guidelines (sleep, physical activity, and screen time).

Methods

Data from CheckPoint, a cross-sectional study nested between Waves 6 and 7 of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, were used. Movement behaviors were measured using 24-h wrist-worn accelerometry (GENEActiv (Activinsights, Kimbolton, UK)) and were s

SUBMITTER: Watson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9338336 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature