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The Relationship between Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, Cognition, and Academic Outcomes in School-Aged Latino Children: A Scoping Review.

Marrero-Rivera, JP and Sobkowiak, Olivia and Jenkins, Aimee Sgourakis and Bagnato, Stefano J and Kline, Christopher E and Gordon, Benjamin Dh and Taverno Ross, Sharon E (2024) The Relationship between Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, Cognition, and Academic Outcomes in School-Aged Latino Children: A Scoping Review. Children (Basel), 11 (3). ISSN 2227-9067

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Abstract

This scoping review provides an overview of the relationship between physical activity, physical fitness, cognition, and academic outcomes in Latino school-aged children and identifies areas for future research. A primary search was conducted in PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and ERIC for original-research articles meeting the inclusion criteria; the search results were uploaded into PICO Portal and assessed by two independent reviewers. Of the 488 initial search results, 50 articles were eligible for full-text review, and 38 were included in this review. Most studies were cross-sectional, conducted in the United States or Chile, and included children 5-18 years old. Overall, the majority of articles reported positive associations between physical activity or physical fitness and cognitive outcomes (n = 11/12; 91.7%), and physical activity or physical fitness and academic outcomes (n = 22/28; 78.6%). In sum, this review provided consistent evidence for higher amounts of physical activity and greater physical fitness to be associated with various positive cognitive and academic outcomes in a school-aged Latino population. This scoping review also elucidated a substantial gap in the research regarding study design, with a discernible lack of interventional efforts. Future studies should test physical activity interventional strategies to optimize cognitive and academic outcomes in school-aged Latino populations.


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Item Type: Article
Status: Published
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Marrero-Rivera, JP
Sobkowiak, Olivia
Jenkins, Aimee Sgourakisaimees@pitt.eduAIMEES0000-0002-0094-236X
Bagnato, Stefano J
Kline, Christopher Echriskline@pitt.eduCEK510000-0003-1025-9430
Gordon, Benjamin Dh
Taverno Ross, Sharon E
Date: 15 March 2024
Date Type: Acceptance
Journal or Publication Title: Children (Basel)
Volume: 11
Number: 3
DOI or Unique Handle: 10.3390/children11030363
Schools and Programs: School of Education > Health and Physical Activity
University libraries > University Library System
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: academic achievement, child development, cognition, pediatrics, physical activity
ISSN: 2227-9067
Date Deposited: 16 May 2024 19:53
Last Modified: 16 May 2024 19:55
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/46417

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