Physical Fitness, Selective Attention and Academic Performance in a Pre-Adolescent Sample
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Instruments and Measures
2.3. Procedure
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Study Variables | M | SD | S | K | K–S |
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% Body fat mass | 16.07 | 6.41 | 0.45 | −0.62 | 1.09 |
Sprint 30 m (sg) | 5.48 | 0.45 | −0.36 | 0.02 | 1.33 |
Vertical jump (cm) | 35.88 | 6.46 | 0.00 | −1.20 | 1.17 |
Horizontal jump (cm) | 129.80 | 12.07 | 0.67 | −0.14 | 1.24 |
V-cut (sg) | 8.17 | 1.11 | 0.37 | −1.02 | 1.30 |
VO2max (mL/kg/min) | 39.04 | 4.65 | 0.59 | −0.11 | 1.17 |
D2-TA | 62.41 | 14.62 | −0.02 | −1.11 | 1.21 |
D2-TH | 61.86 | 14.19 | 0.08 | −1.18 | 1.25 |
D2-O | 65.99 | 11.19 | −0.36 | −0.58 | 1.97 *** |
D2-C | 51.11 | 14.02 | 0.15 | −1.23 | 2.64 *** |
D2-TOT | 64.35 | 14.56 | 0.01 | −1.04 | 1.32 |
D2-CON | 61.63 | 13.21 | 0.11 | −0.97 | 1.08 |
D2-VAR | 59.67 | 13.60 | 0.15 | −0.95 | 1.32 |
SAR (1–10) | 7.59 | 1.38 | −0.58 | −0.49 | 1.20 |
Study Variables | D2-TA | D2-TH | D2-O | D2-C | D2-TOT | D2-CON | D2-VAR | SAR |
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% Body fat mass | −0.27 ** | −0.26 ** | −0.07 | 0.03 | 0.26 ** | −0.21 * | −0.22 * | −0.09 |
Sprint 30 m (sg) | −0.28 ** | −0.27 ** | −0.08 | 0.06 | 0.24 ** | −0.26 ** | −0.23 ** | −0.11 |
Vertical jump (cm) | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 | −0.06 | 0.11 | 0.02 | 0.03 | −0.04 |
Horizontal jump (cm) | 0.06 | 0.07 | −0.05 | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
V-cut (sg) | −0.31 *** | −0.30 *** | −0.11 | −0.06 | −0.29 *** | −0.28 ** | −0.26 ** | −0.15 |
VO2max (mL/kg/min) | 0.44 *** | 0.42 *** | 0.16 | −0.07 | 0.41 *** | 0.40 *** | 0.35 *** | 0.18 * |
Criterion | ANOVA | R | R2 Adjusted | D–W | Predictors | Beta | t | T | VIF |
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D2-TA | 31.28 *** | 0.44 | 0.18 | 1.78 | VO2max | 0.44 | 5.59 *** | 1.00 | 1.00 |
D2-TH | 28.35 *** | 0.42 | 0.17 | 1.96 | VO2max | 0.42 | 5.33 *** | 1.00 | 1.00 |
D2-TOT | 33.55 *** | 0.45 | 0.20 | 2.01 | VO2max | 0.45 | 5.79 *** | 1.00 | 1.00 |
D2-CON | 28.98 *** | 0.42 | 0.17 | 2.03 | VO2max | 0.42 | 5.38 *** | 1.00 | 1.00 |
D2-VAR | 23.54 *** | 0.39 | 0.15 | 2.01 | VO2max | 0.39 | 4.85 *** | 1.00 | 1.00 |
SAR | 5.04 * | 0.19 | 0.03 | 1.82 | VO2max | 0.19 | 2.25 * | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Study Variables | Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||||||
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M | SD | S | K | K–S | M | SD | S | K | K–S | |
% Body fat mass | 23.29 | 3.48 | 0.92 | 1.85 | 0.85 | 11.95 | 3.28 | 0.05 | −1.19 | 1.46 * |
Sprint 30 m (sg) | 5.66 | 0.42 | −0.62 | 0.75 | 0.79 | 5.37 | 0.44 | −0.27 | 0.04 | 1.07 |
Vertical jump (cm) | 34.92 | 4.84 | −0.01 | −0.50 | 0.60 | 36.43 | 7.19 | −0.12 | −1.47 | 1.22 |
Horizontal jump (cm) | 126.63 | 9.95 | 0.49 | 0.04 | 0.74 | 131.60 | 12.83 | 0.60 | −0.51 | 1.18 |
V-cut (sg) | 8.57 | 1.19 | −0.05 | −1.48 | 1.19 | 7.94 | 1.00 | 0.55 | −0.48 | 1.05 |
VO2max (mL/kg/min) | 37.08 | 4.81 | 1.54 | 2.17 | 1.40 * | 40.15 | 4.19 | 0.28 | −0.15 | 1.12 |
D2-TA | 55.53 | 12.95 | 0.93 | 0.54 | 1.12 | 66.33 | 14.12 | −0.53 | −0.71 | 1.47 * |
D2-TH | 55.24 | 12.07 | 1.13 | 1.03 | 1.29 | 65.63 | 13.98 | −0.44 | −0.94 | 1.55 * |
D2-O | 64.35 | 11.65 | −0.09 | −0.77 | 1.18 | 66.92 | 10.88 | −0.52 | −0.30 | 1.58 * |
D2-C | 50.82 | 13.07 | 0.10 | −1.11 | 1.53 * | 51.28 | 14.61 | 0.17 | −1.31 | 2.14 *** |
D2-TOT | 57.76 | 12.37 | 0.90 | 0.64 | 1.14 | 68.10 | 14.45 | −0.47 | −0.72 | 1.55 * |
D2-CON | 56.12 | 11.67 | 0.81 | 0.33 | 1.04 | 64.77 | 13.07 | −0.27 | −0.83 | 1.28 |
D2-VAR | 54.12 | 12.23 | 1.01 | 0.61 | 1.01 | 62.83 | 13.39 | −0.27 | −0.77 | 1.67 ** |
SAR (1–10) | 7.23 | 1.27 | −0.41 | 0.14 | 1.26 | 7.76 | 1.40 | −0.74 | −0.56 | 1.48 * |
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Páez-Maldonado, J.A.; Reigal, R.E.; Morillo-Baro, J.P.; Carrasco-Beltrán, H.; Hernández-Mendo, A.; Morales-Sánchez, V. Physical Fitness, Selective Attention and Academic Performance in a Pre-Adolescent Sample. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 6216. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176216
Páez-Maldonado JA, Reigal RE, Morillo-Baro JP, Carrasco-Beltrán H, Hernández-Mendo A, Morales-Sánchez V. Physical Fitness, Selective Attention and Academic Performance in a Pre-Adolescent Sample. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(17):6216. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176216
Chicago/Turabian StylePáez-Maldonado, José A., Rafael E. Reigal, Juan P. Morillo-Baro, Hernaldo Carrasco-Beltrán, Antonio Hernández-Mendo, and Verónica Morales-Sánchez. 2020. "Physical Fitness, Selective Attention and Academic Performance in a Pre-Adolescent Sample" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 17: 6216. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176216