Publicación

Straight-A students dislike physical education in adolescence: myth or truth? The AVENA, AFINOS and UP&DOWN studies

  • NUTRICION HOSPITALARIA
  • Autores
    Canadas, L; Esteban-Cornejo, I; Ortega, FB; Gomez-Martinez, S; Casajus, JA; Cabero, MJ; Calle, ME; Marcos, A; Veiga, OL; Martinez-Gomez, D
  • Año Publicación
    2015
  • Volumen
    32
  • Número
    1
  • Pág. Inicio
    318
  • Pág. Fin
    323
  • Pág. Fin
    318
Referencia Citadas
14
Citas Web of Science
2
Total de veces citado (Z9)
2
Recuento Uso 180 días
3
Recuento Uso 5 años
13

Objective: to examine if those adolescents who dislike physical education classes get better results on academic and cognitive performance than their peers. Methods: participants included 4226 adolescents from the AVENA, AFINOS and UP&DOWN studies. Physical education enjoyment was assessed with a 7-point Likert scale. Cognitive performance in the AVENA study was assessed using the Spanish version of the SRA Test of Educational Ability. Academic performance in the AFINOS and UP&DOWN studies was assessed through Mathematics and Language grades and the average of both subjects. Results: in the AVENA study we found differences in verbal ability among girls who dislike physical education and their peers (P=0.033). In the AFINOS study, boys who dislike physical education had higher scores in Language than their peers (P=0.024). In the UP&DOWN study girls who disliked physical education had higher scores in Language and in the average of Language and Mathematics than their peers (P<0.001). Conclusion: in the AVENA and MINOS studies adolescents who disliked physical education had similar results in cognitive and academic performance than their peers, but in the UP&DOWN study girls who disliked physical education showed higher results in academic performance than their peers.


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Web financiada por la Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Conocimiento, Investigación y Universidades, Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER), proyecto SOMM17/6107/UGR