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Substantial parallel mediation contribution by cognitive domains in the relationship between adolescents' physical fitness and academic achievements: the Cogni-Action Project.
Cristi-Montero, Carlos; Martínez-Flores, Ricardo; Espinoza-Puelles, Juan Pablo; Doherty, Anya; Zavala-Crichton, Juan Pablo; Aguilar-Farias, Nicolas; Reyes-Amigo, Tomas; Salvatierra-Calderon, Vanessa; Ibáñez, Romualdo; Sadarangani, Kabir P.
Afiliação
  • Cristi-Montero C; IRyS Group, Physical Education School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.
  • Martínez-Flores R; IRyS Group, Physical Education School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.
  • Espinoza-Puelles JP; IRyS Group, Physical Education School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.
  • Doherty A; IRyS Group, Physical Education School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.
  • Zavala-Crichton JP; Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Aguilar-Farias N; Faculty of Education and Social Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile.
  • Reyes-Amigo T; Department of Physical Education, Sports, and Recreation, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
  • Salvatierra-Calderon V; Observatorio de Ciencias de la Actividad Física, Departamento de Ciencias de la Actividad Física, Universidad de Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile.
  • Ibáñez R; Instituto Nacional del Fútbol, Deporte y Actividad Física (INAF), Santiago, Chile.
  • Sadarangani KP; Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez, Santiago, Chile.
Front Psychol ; 15: 1355434, 2024.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39049947
ABSTRACT

Objective:

To determine how cognitive domains mediate the link between fitness components, their global score (GFS), and adolescents' academic achievement (ACA) across various school subjects.

Methods:

In this study, 1,296 adolescents aged 10-14 participated. GFS was computed by three fitness components (strength, muscular, and cardiorespiratory fitness) through the ALPHA-fitness test battery. ACA was determined by five school subjects (Language, English, Mathematics, Science, and History) and two academic scores (a) "Academic Average" (five subjects) and (b) "Academic-PISA" (Language, Mathematics, and Science). A principal component analysis was performed to establish four factors (working memory [WM], cognitive flexibility [CF], inhibitory control [IC], and fluid reasoning [FR]). A parallel mediation approach was implemented with 5,000 bootstrapped samples controlled for sex, maturity, central obesity, having breakfast before cognitive tasks, schools, and school vulnerability. Total, direct, indirect effects, and mediation percentages were estimated.

Results:

Overall, the finding showed a full parallel mediation effect for Language (92.5%) and English (53.9%), while a partial mediation for Mathematics (43.0%), Science (43.8%), History (45.9%), "Academic Average" (50.6%), and "Academic-PISA" (51.5%). In particular, WM, IC, and FR mediated all school subjects except mathematics, where IC was not significant. CF has not mediated any relationship between GF and academic performance.

Conclusion:

This study underscores the pivotal role of cognitive domains, specifically WM, IC, and FR, in mediating the link between physical fitness and academic performance in adolescents. These insights have relevant implications for educational and public health policies.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Front Psychol Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Chile País de publicação: Suíça
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Front Psychol Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Chile País de publicação: Suíça