Is adherence to 24-Hour Movement Guidelines associated with a higher academic achievement among adolescent males and females?

• Published in: Journal of science and medicine in sport 2022-02, Vol.25 (2), p.155-161
• Main Authors: Tapia-Serrano, Miguel Angel, García-Hermoso, Antonio, Sevil-Serrano, Javier, Sánchez-Oliva, David, Sánchez-Miguel, Pedro Antonio
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Academic achievement; Academic performance; Academic Success; Adolescent; Body mass index; COVID-19; Cross-Sectional Studies; Exercise; Female; Gender; Gender differences; Grades; Humans; Male; Movement behaviors; Screen Time; Sedentary behavior; Sedentary behaviors; Sleep; Sleep time; Teenagers; Youth
• ISSN: 1440-2440; 1878-1861
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2021.09.005

This study aims to examine the independent and combined associations of 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration with academic achievement in adolescent males and females. Cross-sectional study. 1290 Spanish adolescents (565 females), aged 11 to 16 years (13.06 ± 0.84), participated in this study. Self-reported physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration questionnaires were assessed. Academic achievement was calculated as an average score of the adolescents’' grades in first language (Spanish), first foreign language (English), and mathematics subjects. A multiple linear regression model was used to examine the association between meeting 24-Hour Movement Guidelines and academic achievement. Covariates included age, sex, socioeconomic status, body mass index, and cardiorespiratory fitness. Not meeting any of the three 24-Hour Movement Guidelines was associated with lower academic achievement in the whole sample (p