dc.contributor |
Háskóli Íslands |
dc.contributor |
University of Iceland |
dc.contributor.author |
Sævarsson, Elvar Smári |
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Svansdottir, Erla |
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Sveinsson, Thorarinn |
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Asgeirsdottir, Tinna Laufey |
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Arngrímsson, Sigurbjörn Árni |
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Johannsson, Erlingur |
dc.date.accessioned |
2019-03-07T14:23:15Z |
dc.date.available |
2019-03-07T14:23:15Z |
dc.date.issued |
2017-06-30 |
dc.identifier.citation |
Sævarsson, E. S., Svansdottir, E., Sveinsson, T., Asgeirsdottir, T. L., Arngrimsson, S. A., & Johannsson, E. (2017). Organized leisure-time sport participation and academic achievement in preadolescents. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 45(8), 861–868. https://doi.org/10.1177/1403494817705560 |
dc.identifier.issn |
1403-4948 |
dc.identifier.issn |
1651-1905 (eISSN) |
dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1043 |
dc.description |
Publisher's version (útgefin grein) |
dc.description.abstract |
Aims: The aims of this study were to study the correlation between lifestyle-related factors, such as organized leisure-time sport participation (OLSP), cardiorespiratory fitness, and adiposity, and academic achievement among preadolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 248 nine-year-old school children was carried out. OLSP was self-reported with parental assistance, categorized as ≤ 1× a week, 2–3× a week, and ≥ 4× times a week or more. Academic achievement was estimated with results from standardized test scores in Icelandic and math. Cardiorespiratory fitness was estimated using a maximal cycle ergometer test. The sum of four skinfolds was used to estimate adiposity. Results: Tests of between-subjects effect indicated that OLSP significantly correlated with achievement in math only (F(2,235) = 3.81, p = 0.024). Further analysis showed that the two less active groups had significantly lower scores in math compared to the most active group with OLSP ≥ 4× times a week or more (2–3× times a week, unstandardized coefficient (b) = –4.08, 95% confidence interval (CI) [–7.09, –1.07]; ≤ 1× a week, b = −3.84, 95% CI [–7.59, –0.08]), independent of sex, age, maturity level (age to/from peak height velocity), family structure, and parental education. Neither cardiorespiratory fitness nor adiposity significantly correlated with academic achievements. Conclusions: The study’s result indicates that frequent (four times per week or more often) sport participation is not harmful but may be beneficial to learning. However, further intervention-based study of this topic is needed to determine if this relationship is causal. |
dc.description.sponsorship |
The Icelandic Centre for Research (RANNIS) funded this, along with the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, and The Icelandic Primary Health Care Research Fund |
dc.format.extent |
861-868 |
dc.language.iso |
en |
dc.publisher |
SAGE Publications |
dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health;45(8) |
dc.rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
dc.subject |
Physical activity |
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Children |
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Exercise |
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Academic performance |
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Preadolescent |
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Learning |
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Hreyfing (heilsurækt) |
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Líkamsrækt |
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Börn |
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Ungt fólk |
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Nám |
dc.title |
Organized leisure-time sport participation and academic achievement in preadolescents |
dc.type |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
dcterms.license |
© Author(s) 2017 |
dc.description.version |
Peer Reviewed |
dc.identifier.journal |
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health |
dc.identifier.doi |
10.1177/1403494817705560 |
dc.contributor.department |
Miðstöð í lýðheilsuvísindum (HÍ) |
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The Centre of Public Health Sciences (UI) |
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Rannsóknarstofa í hreyfivísindum (HÍ) |
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Research Centre for Movement Sciences (UI) |
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Hagfræðideild (HÍ) |
dc.contributor.department |
Faculty of Economics (UI) |
dc.contributor.school |
Menntavísindasvið (HÍ) |
dc.contributor.school |
School of Education (UI) |
dc.contributor.school |
Heilbrigðisvísindasvið (HÍ) |
dc.contributor.school |
School of Health Sciences (UI) |
dc.contributor.school |
Félagsvísindasvið (HÍ) |
dc.contributor.school |
School of Social Sciences (UI) |