title: Relation between physical activity and academic performance in 3rd-year secondary education students.
abstract: The main aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between the amount of physical activity and academic performance in 3rd-year secondary education students. The sample was taken from three secondary schools in the area of Barcelona. 284 students (158 girls, 126 boys) with an average age of 14.7 yr. participated. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire was used by students to self-report their amount of physical activity. Students' academic records were obtained for comparisons. Results showed that there was a linear relationship between academic performance and physical activity; nevertheless, there was a trend to stronger correlation when modeling the relationship between these variables with a quadratic equation. Further research should focus on whether academic performance and physical activity might be better explained with a second-order equation.
authors.affiliation: Facultat de Psicología, Ciències de l'Educació i l'Esport Blanquerna, Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain. josema@blanquerna.url.edu
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.forename: Maite
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pellicer-Chenoll
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: García-Masso
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gomis
authors.forename: Luis-Millán
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: González
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D013030:Spain; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires