Mental health mediates the association between cardiorespiratory fitness and academic performance in European schoolchildren
The present results highlight that mental health is a possible mediator in the association between CRF and academic performance. These findings might support the importance of improving CRF levels to reduce mental health difficulties with subsequent potential benefits on academic performance.
Authors
- Adrià Muntaner Mas
- Kirk I. Erickson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8736-981X)
- Tania Pinto‐Escalona (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2210-3073)
- Pedro L. Valenzuela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1730-3369)
- Óscar Martínez‐de‐Quel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0992-4149)
Institutions
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid (ES)
- Universidad de La Rioja (ES)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Universitat de les Illes Balears (ES)
- University of Castilla-La Mancha (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Jornal de Pediatria
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jped.2024.10.013
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82