A Longitudinal Examination of the Link Between Youth Physical Fitness and Academic Achievement
A Longitudinal Examination of the Link Between Youth Physical Fitness and Academic Achievement
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00608.x
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发表时间：
2011-07-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Castrechini, Sebastian
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作者：
London, Rebecca A.;Castrechini, Sebastian
背景：儿童肥胖与其他持续性健康问题有关，但研究才刚刚开始调查其与学习成绩的关系。本文对学生进行了纵向跟踪，以检验学生身体健康和健康变化与学校表现相一致的方式。方法：使用匹配的管理数据和个人成长模型，我们纵向研究了加州社区学生从四年级到七年级和六年级到九年级的学业成绩与整体身体健康之间的关系。结果：对比持续健身者和持续不健身者，我们发现数学和英语语言艺术测试成绩存在差异。这些学术差异甚至在五年级学生开始体能测试之前就开始了，在女孩和拉美裔学生中表现得更明显。以身体质量指数衡量，整体身体健康比肥胖更能预测学业成绩。对于那些身体素质差但学习成绩好的学生，社会经济地位起到了缓冲作用。结论：本研究结果表明，体质成绩差距的存在对潜在学生未来的教育和健康结果有影响。这种差距早在四年级就开始了，这是在加州开始体能测试之前。
BACKGROUND: Childhood obesity has been linked with other persistent health problems, but research is just beginning to examine its relationship with academic performance. This article tracks students longitudinally to examine the ways student physical fitness and changes in fitness align with school performance.METHODS: Using matched administrative data and individual growth modeling, we examine the relationship between academic achievement and overall physical fitness longitudinally from fourth to seventh and sixth to ninth grades for students in a California community.RESULTS: Comparing those who are persistently fit to those who are persistently unfit, we find disparities in both math and English language arts test scores. These academic disparities begin even before students begin fitness testing in fifth grade and are larger for girls and Latinos. Overall physical fitness is a better predictor of academic achievement than obesity as measured by body mass index. Socioeconomic status acts as a buffer for those who have poor physical fitness but strong academic performance.CONCLUSION: The findings indicate the presence of a physical fitness achievement gap that has consequences for potential students' future educational and health outcomes. This gap begins as early as fourth grade, which is before physical fitness testing begins in California.