Physical activity and academic achievement: an analysis of potential student- and school-level moderators.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many children do not engage in sufficient physical activity, and schools provide a unique venue for children to reach their recommended 60 daily minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Prior research examining effects of MVPA on academic achievement is inconclusive, and few studies have investigated potential moderators of this relationship. This study examined whether student-level characteristics (gender, race/ethnicity, free/reduced-price lunch status) and school-level characteristics (proportion of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch, physical activity environment and opportunities) moderate the relationship between MVPA and academic achievement.

Methods

In a large, diverse metropolitan public school district in Georgia, 4,936 st

SUBMITTER: Behringer HK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9425813 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature