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

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  • The Relationship between Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, Cognition, and Academic Outcomes in School-Aged Latino Children: A Scoping Review.
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  • 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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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Marrero-Rivera, JP, et al. The Relationship Between Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, Cognition, and Academic Outcomes In School-aged Latino Children: A Scoping Review. . 2024. d-scholarship.pitt.edu/concern/generic_works/f1e445c5-67cb-48ea-8b84-7b8124680da4.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

M. Jp, J. A. Sgourakis, B. S. J, K. C. E, S. Olivia, T. R. S. E, & G. B. Dh. (2024). The Relationship between Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, Cognition, and Academic Outcomes in School-Aged Latino Children: A Scoping Review. https://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/concern/generic_works/f1e445c5-67cb-48ea-8b84-7b8124680da4

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Marrero-Rivera, JP, Jenkins, Aimee Sgourakis, Bagnato, Stefano J, Kline, Christopher E, Sobkowiak, Olivia, Taverno Ross, Sharon E, and Gordon, Benjamin Dh. The Relationship Between Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, Cognition, and Academic Outcomes In School-Aged Latino Children: A Scoping Review. 2024. https://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/concern/generic_works/f1e445c5-67cb-48ea-8b84-7b8124680da4.

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