Meeting 24-h movement behavior guidelines is linked to academic engagement, psychological functioning, and cognitive difficulties in youth with internalizing problems
Abstract
Background: This study aimed to investigate associations of meeting 24-hour movement behavior (24-HMB: physical activity [PA], screen time [ST] in the school-aged youth, and sleep) guidelines with indicators of academic engagement, psychological functioning, and cognitive function in a national representative sample of U.S. youth.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study,1794 participants aged 6 to 17 years old were included for multivariable logistic regression to determine the above-mentioned associations, while adjusting for sociodemographic and health covariates.
Results: The proportion of participants who met 24-HMB guideline(s) varied greatly (PA+ ST+ sleep = 34 [weighted 1.17%], PA+ST = 23 [weighted 1.72%], PA +sleep = 52 [weighted 2.15%], PA = 34 [weighted 2.88%], ST = 142 [weighted 7.5%], ST+ sleep = 209 [weighted 11.86%], sleep = 725 [weighted 35.5%], none = 575 [weighted 37.22%]). Participants who met ST guideline alone and integrated (ST + Sleep and ST + sleep + PA) guidelines demonstrated the consistently beneficial associations with learning interest/curiosity, caring for school performance, completing required homework, resilience, cognitive difficulties, self-regulation (ps < 0.05).
Conclusion: Meeting 24-HMB guidelines in an isolated or integrative manner was associated with improved academic engagement, psychological functioning, and reduced cognitive difficulties. These findings highlight the importance of the promotion of 24-HMB guidelines in youth with internalizing problems. Future longitudinal studies are needed to investigate whether changes or modifications of meeting specific 24-HMB guidelines (especially ST) is beneficial for youth with internalizing problems.
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2024-03-15Author
Gao, Yanping
Yu, Qian
Schuch, Felipe B.
Herold, Fabian
Hossain, M. Mahbub
Ludyga, Sebastian
Gerber, Markus
Mullen, Sean P.
Yeung, Albert S.
Kramer, Arthur F.
Taylor, Alyx
Schinke, Robert
Cheval, Boris
Delli Paoli, Anthony G.
Ng, Jonathan Leo
Van Damme, Tine
Block, Martin
Cunha, Paolo M.
Olds, Timothy
Haegele, Justin A.
Zou, Liye