Fitness and Screen Time at Age 13 Relates to Academic Performance at Age 16
Academic performance at the end of compulsory school (age 16) was related to fitness and screen time 3 years earlier. These findings create a paradigm for future randomised controlled trials to explore how influencing these factors might affect academic performance.
Authors
- Örjan Ekblom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6058-4982)
- Gisela Nyberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0004-8533)
- Karin Kjellenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8079-0596)
- Björg Helgadóttir
Institutions
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Paediatrica
- Published
- 2025-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.70024
- Primary Topic
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Public Health Agency
- Stiftelsen för Kunskaps- och Kompetensutveckling
- Folkhälsomyndigheten