Exploring the relations among physical fitness, executive functioning, and low academic achievement

•Fitness is only indirectly related to low achievement in mathematics and spelling.•Verbal working memory mediates between fitness and low achievement in both domains.•Visuospatial working memory mediates between fitness and low math’s achievement. Physical fitness seems to be related to academic pe...

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Published in:Journal of experimental child psychology 2018-03, Vol.167, p.204-221
Main Authors: de Bruijn, A.G.M., Hartman, E., Kostons, D., Visscher, C., Bosker, R.J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Executive functioning
Low performers
Mathematics
Physical fitness
Spelling
Working memory
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