Children,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(9), P. 1140 - 1140
Published: Sept. 20, 2024
:
Physical
activity
is
an
important
protective
factor
throughout
life.
However,
little
research
has
observed
the
associations
between
practice
of
physical
and
academic
success
longitudinally,
none
have
done
so
with
a
pan-Canadian
sample.
This
article
aims
to
examine
prospective
active
leisure
in
middle
childhood
achievement
emerging
adulthood,
for
both
boys
girls,
beyond
several
family
factors.
Frontiers in Psychology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16
Published: April 9, 2025
The
academic
achievement
of
secondary
school
students
has
consistently
been
a
focal
topic
interest
among
researchers.
However,
the
relationship
between
physical
activity
and
achievement,
along
with
its
underlying
mechanisms,
remains
unclear.
Therefore,
purpose
this
study
was
to
investigate
students,
verify
mediating
role
social
support
learning
engagement
them.
Based
on
purpose,
survey
conducted
involving
3,230
(M
age
=
13.21,
SD
0.54)
in
Guangdong
Province,
utilizing
Physical
Activity
Level
Scale,
Academic
Achievement
Perceived
Social
Support
Learning
Engagement
Scale.
Data
were
statistically
analysed
using
descriptive
statistics,
correlation
analysis,
regression
analysis
mediation
by
SPSS
examine
as
well
roles
engagement.
Independent
Sample
t-test
used
test
gender
differences,
which
observed
only
activity,
boys
exhibiting
significantly
higher
scores
than
girls
(Boys:
36.41
±
19.17;
Girls:
34.21
19.78;
p
0.008).
ANOVA
(F
3.426,
0.001)
3.054,
0.012),
declining
middle
increased,
while
showed
continuous
rise
across
all
stages.
Regression
that
direct
path
from
significant
(β
-0.025,
<
0.01).
positively
predicted
0.085,
0.01)
0.082,
0.096,
-0.038,
play
accounting
for
90.25%
total
effect.
effect
consists
three
pathways:
(1)
→
(mediating
is
0.017),
(2)
0.032),
(3)
0.062).
not
directly
predicts
but
also
through
separate
engagement,
indirectly
chained
These
findings
underscore
influence
offering
valuable
insights
educators
developing
implementing
strategies
foster
students'
development.
