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dc.contributor.authorLambourne, Kate
dc.contributor.authorHansen, David M.
dc.contributor.authorSzabo, Amanda N.
dc.contributor.authorLee, Jaehoon
dc.contributor.authorHerrmann, Stephen D.
dc.contributor.authorDonnelly, Joseph E.
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-22T17:28:16Z
dc.date.available2017-06-22T17:28:16Z
dc.date.issued2013-10
dc.identifier.citationLambourne, K., Hansen, D. M., Szabo, A. N., Lee, J., Herrmann, S. D., & Donnelly, J. E. (2013). Indirect and direct relations between aerobic fitness, physical activity, and academic achievement in elementary school students. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 6(3), 165–171. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2013.06.002en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/24576
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: There is evidence to suggest that increasing physical activity (PA) improves academic achievement (AA) in children and that aerobic fitness is associated with both cognitive function and AA. However, it is not known how these variables are interrelated and analyses with adequate control for socioeconomic variables are needed. It was hypothesized that PA would not directly affect AA but would have an indirect effect on AA through its effect on aerobic fitness. The purpose of this study was to test this hypothesized mediation using path analysis. METHODS: Cross-sectional data including AA, aerobic fitness, and daily PA assessed through accelerometry were collected from a large sample (N = 687) of 2nd and 3rd grade students. Demographic data were assessed via parent self-report. RESULTS: A total of 401 students wore the accelerometer for at least 10 hours on 3 days or more and were included in the final path analysis to evaluate potential relations among PA (predictor), aerobic fitness (mediator), and WIAT-III subtest standard scores (outcomes; i.e., reading, spelling, and mathematics). Findings showed a direct effect of PA on aerobic fitness (b = 0.009, p < 0.001) and an indirect effect (mediation) of PA via fitness on math achievement (b = 0.003, p < 0.01) after controlling for student’s grade, gender, body mass index, mother’s education level, and household income, as well as intraclass correlations among classes and schools. Neither PA nor aerobic fitness were correlated with WIAT-III reading or spelling scores. CONCLUSIONS: Mediation analysis indicated that PA exerted an influence on math achievement through its effects on aerobic fitness but was not associated with reading or spelling achievement scores.en_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.rightsThis is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.en_US
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dc.subjectPath analysisen_US
dc.subjectMediationen_US
dc.subjectWeschler Individual Achievement Test-IIIen_US
dc.subjectProgressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Runen_US
dc.titleIndirect and direct relations between aerobic fitness, physical activity, and academic achievement in elementary school studentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
kusw.kuauthorHansen, David M.
kusw.kuauthorLee, Jaehoon
kusw.kudepartmentPsychologyen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.mhpa.2013.06.002en_US
kusw.oaversionScholarly/refereed, author accepted manuscripten_US
kusw.oapolicyThis item meets KU Open Access policy criteria.en_US
dc.identifier.pmidPMC4432844en_US
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