Relationship between aerobic fitness and academic performance. The mediational role of executive function.

Autor/inn/en	Kvalø, Silje E.; Dyrstad, Sindre M.; Bru, Edvin; Brønnick, Kolbjørn
Titel	Relationship between aerobic fitness and academic performance. The mediational role of executive function. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Beziehung zwischen Ausdauer und schulischer Leistung. Die vermittelnde Rolle exekutiver Funktionen.
Quelle	In: Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness, 59 (2019) 8, S. 1397-1404 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4707; 1827-1928
DOI	10.23736/S0022-4707.18.08971-5
Schlagwörter	Empirische Untersuchung; Korrelationsanalyse; Kognition; Kognitionspsychologie; Kognitive Leistung; Schüler; Mathematik; Ausdauer; Fitness; Analyse
Abstract	BACKGROUND: This cross-sectional study investigated whether the relationship between aerobic fitness and academic performance was mediated by executive functioning. METHODS: A total of 378 children (9-10 years old) from nine primary schools in Stavanger, Norway were included. The children's aerobic fitness was measured by a 10-minute interval-running test; executive function was tested by four cognitive tests (Stroop, Trail Making, Verbal Fluency and Backwards Digit Span). A composite score for executive functions was computed and used in analyses. Academic achievement in reading, mathematics and English was determined using Norwegian national standardized tests. RESULTS: Bivariate correlation analysis showed the following significant associations: mathematic achievement with executive functions (r=0.48, P=0.001), aerobic fitness with mathematics (r=0.13, P=0.012) and executive functions (r=0.17, P=0.001). A regression-based mediation analysis (PROCESS) with executive function as a mediator variable was conducted. Mediation analysis showed that the relationship between aerobic fitness and mathematic achievement was mediated by executive functions (P(0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Findings revealed an indirect effect of executive function on the positive relationship between aerobic fitness and mathematic achievement. (Autor).
Erfasst von	Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Bonn
Update	2020/2