Tamara Ilić, Stefan Stojanović, Doroteja Rančić, Bojan Milenko Jorgić, Rareș Stănescu Cristian, Daniel Andrei Iordan, Codreanu Corneliu Mircea, Stoica Leonard, Ilie Onu
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Background/objectives: Today's high school students often engage in sedentary behavior by choosing passive activities during leisure time. Increasing research shows that regular physical activity (PA) provides benefits beyond physical health, especially important during childhood and adolescence. Our study investigated the association between physical activity levels and academic performance (AP) in Serbian adolescents.
Methods: We selected a sample of 836 fourth-grade high school students (avg. 17.9 ± 0.7 years old) who completed the IPAQ (short-version) and the Academic Performance Scale. Data analysis was conducted using IBM SPSS 21.0. Due to non-normal data distribution, Spearman's correlation was used and hierarchical regression analysis to assess the association between PA and AP.
Results: The findings revealed significant correlations between vigorous, moderate and light PA, as well as overall units of metabolic equivalent of task (METs), with AP (p-values: 0.000, 0.005, 0.021, 0.004, respectively), although with weak correlation coefficients (0.127, 0.098, 0.080, 0.181, respectively). Vigorous PA influenced AP by 10.1%, moderate PA by 8.2%, and light PA by 11.4%.
Conclusions: These results suggest that adolescents engaging in higher PA levels tend to have better AP. This finding indicates a substantial association between PA levels and AP, with both moderate and vigorous PA showing a positive correlation and influence. Further investigation is necessary to comprehensively grasp the link between light PA and AP.
背景/目的：当今的中学生经常在闲暇时间选择被动活动，从而导致久坐不动。越来越多的研究表明，经常进行体育锻炼（PA）不仅有益于身体健康，在儿童和青少年时期尤其重要。我们的研究调查了塞尔维亚青少年的体育锻炼水平与学习成绩（AP）之间的关系：我们选取了 836 名四年级高中生（平均 17.9 ± 0.7 岁）作为样本，他们完成了 IPAQ（短版）和学业成绩量表。数据分析采用 IBM SPSS 21.0 进行。由于数据呈非正态分布，研究采用了斯皮尔曼相关分析和分层回归分析来评估 PA 与 AP 之间的关系：研究结果表明，剧烈、适度和轻度 PA 以及任务代谢当量（METs）总体单位与 AP 之间存在明显相关性（p 值分别为 0.000、0.005、0.021 和 0.004），但相关系数较弱（分别为 0.127、0.098、0.080 和 0.181）。剧烈运动对 AP 的影响为 10.1%，中度运动为 8.2%，轻度运动为 11.4%：这些结果表明，参与较高水平 PA 的青少年往往具有较好的 AP。结论：这些结果表明，从事较高水平体育锻炼的青少年往往具有较好的自理能力，这一结果表明体育锻炼水平与自理能力之间存在着实质性的联系，中度和强度的体育锻炼都显示出了正相关性和影响力。要全面掌握轻度 PA 与 AP 之间的联系，还需要进一步的调查。
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Children is an international, open access journal dedicated to a streamlined, yet scientifically rigorous, dissemination of peer-reviewed science related to childhood health and disease in developed and developing countries.
The publication focuses on sharing clinical, epidemiological and translational science relevant to children’s health. Moreover, the primary goals of the publication are to highlight under‑represented pediatric disciplines, to emphasize interdisciplinary research and to disseminate advances in knowledge in global child health. In addition to original research, the journal publishes expert editorials and commentaries, clinical case reports, and insightful communications reflecting the latest developments in pediatric medicine. By publishing meritorious articles as soon as the editorial review process is completed, rather than at predefined intervals, Children also permits rapid open access sharing of new information, allowing us to reach the broadest audience in the most expedient fashion.
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