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Sedentary behaviour profiles and longitudinal associations with academic performance in youth: The UP&DOWN study.

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  • 1. ACAFYDE Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain.
      Authors
    • Sánchez-Oliva D 1, 5
    (1 author)
  • 2. The Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.
      Authors
    • Leech RM 2
    (1 author)
  • 3. PROFITH "PROmoting FITness and Health through physical activity" research group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
      Authors
    • Esteban-Cornejo I 3
    (1 author)
  • 4. IRyS Group, Physical Education School, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile.
      Authors
    • Cristi-Montero C 4
    (1 author)
  • 5. GALENO Research Group, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cádiz, Puerto Real, Spain.
      Authors
    • Sánchez-Oliva D 1, 5
    • Pérez-Bey A 5
    • Grao-Cruces A 5
    • Castro-Piñero J 5
    (4 authors)
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Journal of Sports Sciences, 01 Jan 2023, 41(2):181-189
https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2023.2204584 PMID: 37125866 

Abstract 

The current study evaluated longitudinal associations between profile transitions of context-specific sedentary behaviour (SB) and changes in academic performance (AP) among school-aged youth. Participants were 466 children and 717 adolescents (50.8% males) aged 8-18 years (children = 7.92 ± 0.41 years; adolescents = 11.85 ± 1.53 years). Non-school SBs and AP were evaluated at baseline and two years later. General linear mixed models were implemented, controlling for age, region, parental education, body mass index, and cardiorespiratory fitness. Cross-sectionally, participants with an Educative-profile (i.e., highest scores in doing homework with/without computer and reading for fun) had higher AP when compared to other profiles. Longitudinally, males who changed from a Screen- to an Educative-profile had higher AP than males who changed from an Educative- to a Social- or Screen-SB profile (p < 0.01). No significant differences were found in females. These findings show the importance of analysing SB patterns from a qualitative perspective (i.e., context-specific for boosting school children AP) and highlighting time spent in educative as the most positive for AP, as well the need to implement interventions to reduce time on screen and social behaviours, especially targeting males.

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Commonwealth of Australia

    Deakin University

      National Health and Medical Research Council (1)

      National Heart Foundation of Australia (1)