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The mediation role of executive functions as predictors between physical activity and academic performance in high school students

Martín-Bozas, Fernando, Escolano-Pérez, Elena, Bestué-Laguna, Marta·2025·Contemporary Educational Psychology
DOI 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2025.102364
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Figure 1 Summary of mediation analysis. Mediating variable: attention deficits. Note : b = Unstandardized regression coefficient ; p = Significance; CI = Confidence Interval; R 2 = Coefficient of determination.
Figure 1 Summary of mediation analysis. Mediating variable: attention deficits. Note : b = Unstandardized regression coefficient ; p = Significance; CI = Confidence Interval; R 2 = Coefficient of determination.CC-BY · From the PDF
Figure 2 Summary of mediation analysis. Mediating variable: inhibitory deficits. Note: b = Unstandardized regression coefficient; p = Significance; CI = Confidence Interval; R 2 = Coefficient of determination.
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Authors
Martín-Bozas, F., Escolano-Pérez, E., & Bestué-Laguna, M.
Venue
Contemporary Educational Psychology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2025-06
Volume
81
Pages
102364
ISSN
0361-476X
DOI
10.1016/j.cedpsych.2025.102364
Cited by
3
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Language
en
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  • Government of Aragon
  • Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
  • Universidad de Zaragoza

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