Understanding the Correlates and Health Outcomes of Movement Behaviors in Childhood and Adolescence

Dear Colleagues,

Behavioral correlates and health outcomes in childhood and adolescence are tightly intertwined, shaping trajectories of growth, learning, mental well-being, and long-term disease risk. Clarifying how biological, psychological, social, environmental, and policy factors relate to measurable health outcomes is essential for reducing preventable morbidity and promoting equity. Within this broader landscape, 24-hour movement behaviors (physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep) are central levers that influence these outcomes. Yet, globally, few young people meet integrated 24-hour recommendations, and the determinants of these behaviors, as well as their short- and long-term consequences, remain unevenly characterized across contexts.

This Special Issue focuses on understanding the correlates and health outcomes of movement behaviors in children and adolescents. We welcome studies that identify and explain multi-level correlates (biological and genetic factors; psychological attributes; family and peer influences; school and community environments; neighborhood, built, and natural settings; cultural, policy, and systems drivers) and that quantify health outcomes linked to 24-hour movement patterns (e.g., cardiometabolic, musculoskeletal, cognitive, mental and psychosocial health, growth and maturation, academic performance, quality of life). We particularly encourage submissions that integrate all three behaviors within a 24-hour framework, or submissions that analyze only one of these behaviors (physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep).

Authors are invited to contribute to this issue by submitting original research, review articles and meta-analyses.

Dr. Diego Augusto Santos Silva
Guest Editor

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