Physical Education, Obesity, and Academic Achievement

A 2-Year Longitudinal Investigation of Australian Elementary School Children

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ID11020936
AutoresRichard D Telford (0000-0003-4485-9362, Richard D. Telford is with the Medical School and Ross B. Cunningham is with the Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. Robert Fitzgerald and Lisa S. Olive are with the Faculty of Education, University of Canberra, Canberra. Laurence Prosser is a physical education consultant in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Xiaoli Jiang is with the School of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Ballarat, Victoria. Rohan M. Telford is an...), Ross B Cunningham (Richard D. Telford is with the Medical School and Ross B. Cunningham is with the Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. Robert Fitzgerald and Lisa S. Olive are with the Faculty of Education, University of Canberra, Canberra. Laurence Prosser is a physical education consultant in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Xiaoli Jiang is with the School of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Ballarat, Victoria. Rohan M. Telford is an...), Robert Fitzgerald (0000-0003-1906-4939, Richard D. Telford is with the Medical School and Ross B. Cunningham is with the Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. Robert Fitzgerald and Lisa S. Olive are with the Faculty of Education, University of Canberra, Canberra. Laurence Prosser is a physical education consultant in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Xiaoli Jiang is with the School of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Ballarat, Victoria. Rohan M. Telford is an...), León Olivé (0000-0003-4643-8561, Richard D. Telford is with the Medical School and Ross B. Cunningham is with the Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. Robert Fitzgerald and Lisa S. Olive are with the Faculty of Education, University of Canberra, Canberra. Laurence Prosser is a physical education consultant in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Xiaoli Jiang is with the School of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Ballarat, Victoria. Rohan M. Telford is an...), Lisa S Olive, Laurence Prosser (Richard D. Telford is with the Medical School and Ross B. Cunningham is with the Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. Robert Fitzgerald and Lisa S. Olive are with the Faculty of Education, University of Canberra, Canberra. Laurence Prosser is a physical education consultant in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Xiaoli Jiang is with the School of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Ballarat, Victoria. Rohan M. Telford is an...), Xiaoli Jiang (0000-0003-4451-5922, Richard D. Telford is with the Medical School and Ross B. Cunningham is with the Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. Robert Fitzgerald and Lisa S. Olive are with the Faculty of Education, University of Canberra, Canberra. Laurence Prosser is a physical education consultant in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Xiaoli Jiang is with the School of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Ballarat, Victoria. Rohan M. Telford is an...), Rohan M Telford (0000-0002-1723-2559, Richard D. Telford is with the Medical School and Ross B. Cunningham is with the Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. Robert Fitzgerald and Lisa S. Olive are with the Faculty of Education, University of Canberra, Canberra. Laurence Prosser is a physical education consultant in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Xiaoli Jiang is with the School of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Ballarat, Victoria. Rohan M. Telford is an...)
Ano2012
Volume102
Fascículo2
Páginas368-374
Data de publicação2012-02-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditoraAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2011.300220
PMID21940922
PMCIDPMC3483976
OpenAlexW2129470462
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas21
Referências citadas24

Objectives. We determined whether physical education (PE) taught by specialists contributed to academic development and prevention of obesity in elementary school children. Methods. Our 2-year longitudinal study involved 620 boys and girls initially in grade 3 in Australia, all receiving 150 minutes per week of PE. One group (specialist-taught PE; n = 312) included 90 minutes per week of PE from visiting specialists; the other (common-practice PE; n = 308) received all PE from generalist classroom teachers. Measurements included percentage of body fat (measured by dual-emission x-ray absorptiometry) and writing, numeracy, and reading proficiency (by government tests). Results. Compared with common-practice PE, specialist-taught PE was associated with a smaller increase in age-related percentage of body fat (P = .02). Specialist-taught PE was also associated with greater improvements in numeracy (P Conclusions. The attenuated age-related increases in percentage of body fat and enhanced numeracy development among elementary school children receiving PE from specialists provides support for the role of PE in both preventive medicine and academic development

Academic achievement · Association (psychology) · Childhood obesity · Developmental psychology · Longitudinal study · Mathematics education · Obesity · Overweight · Physical education · Children's Physical and Motor Development · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Physical Education and Pedagogy · Psychology · Pediatrics