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Association between physical activity and academic achievement in adolescents mediated by self-concept and physical and mental health

Pan, Wenwen, Zhang, Hongbao, Xu, Long·2025·Scientific Reports
DOI 10.1038/s41598-025-18559-wPMC PMC12480576
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  • Physical activity may influence academic performance indirectly through attention, inhibitory control, self-concept, and physical and mental health.

    “Evidence from selected studies suggested that PA may influence AP indirectly through attention, inhibitory control, self-concept, and physical and mental health.”

    From Physical activity and academic performance in adolescents: a systematic review of intensity, frequency, and mediating factors (2026) · cites this paper as Pan et al., 2025

    The Results (Mediation effect analysis; page not provided) identify physical and mental health as a mediator and a sequential pathway through self-concept and health. The Discussion links these benefits to improved attention, but the paper does not establish attention as a mediator or address inhibitory control. Thus, it supports some, but not all, of the proposed indirect pathways. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • Self-concept and physical and mental health contribute to indirect effects of physical activity on academic performance.

    “indirect effects via self-concept and physical/mental health accounted for 14.86% and 8.86% of the total effect, respectively”

    From Physical activity and academic performance in adolescents: a systematic review of intensity, frequency, and mediating factors (2026) · cites this paper as Pan et al., 2025

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Authors
Pan, W., Zhang, H., & Xu, L.
Venue
Scientific Reports
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2025-09-29
Volume
15
Issue
1
ISSN
2045-2322
DOI
10.1038/s41598-025-18559-w
PMC
PMC12480576
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The Basic Research Support Program for Outstanding Young Teachers of Provincial Undergraduate Universities in Heilongjiang Province (YQJH2023110)

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