The Potential Mediating Role of Good Mental Health on the Relationship Between Low Physical Activity and High Screen Time with Executive Functions in Chilean Children and Adolescents
Good mental health acts as a relevant mediator in child and adolescent cognitive development. These results reinforce the need to promote active and healthy lifestyles, as well as strategies that promote psychological wellbeing from an early age. Schools and families play an important role as protective agents and promoters of integral development; it is therefore recommended to implement intervention programmes that strategically address the physical activity, mental health, and digital habits of this population.
Authors
- Felipe Caamaño‐Navarrete (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6884-589X)
- Guido Contreras-Díaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2798-3233)
- Gerardo Fuentes-Vilugrón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8924-7821)
- Roberto Lagos-Hernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5722-3051)
- Daniel Jerez‐Mayorga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6878-8004)
- Claudio Hernández-Mosqueira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9392-2319)
- Eduardo Sandoval-Obando (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7471-6536)
- Carlos Arriagada-Hernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6707-6451)
- Pedro Delgado‐Floody (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9952-993X)
- Lorena Jara-Tomckowiack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1583-9752)
Institutions
- Universidad de La Frontera (CL)
- Universidad Andrés Bello (CL)
- Universidad de Granada (ES)
- Universidad Católica de Temuco (CL)
- Universidad Autónoma de Chile (CL)
- San Sebastián University (CL)
- University of Bío-Bío (CL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Children
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children12101402
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.64