Sport Participation and Academic Achievement: A Longitudinal Study
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Objectives We examined the relation- ship between sport participation and academic achievement in a sample of adolescents, while accounting for socioeconomic status (SES) and sex. Methods We analyzed data from a cohort of 271 Mid-Atlantic high school students who participated in a longitudinal study of risk and protective factors for substance use, teen parenting, and school drop out. Results Sport participation at year one predicted academic achievement in English (p Conclusions Sport participation is positively related to academic achievement but the relationship diverges when students are compared across sex and by parental education. These findings suggest that the relation ship between sport participation and academic achievement may be influenced by SES and is related to sex.
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ECA appears more strongly linked to achievement among higher-SES students in other studies, potentially reinforcing existing socioeconomic disparities.
“In other studies, ECA appears more strongly linked to achievement among higher-SES students, potentially reinforcing existing socioeconomic disparities (Dyer et al., 2017;Palou et al., 2024).”
From Participation in extracurricular activities predicts academic growth and mediates socioeconomic inequalities in primary school (2026) · cites this paper as Dyer et al., 2017
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Brunet, L., Rémeau, M., Houdé, O., & Borst, G. (2026) · British Journal of Educational Psychology · doi:10.1111/bjep.70127
- Authors
- Dyer, A., Kristjansson, A., Mann, M., Smith, M., & Allegrante, J.
- Affiliations
- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
- Venue
- American Journal of Health Behavior
- Publisher
- JCFCorp SG PTE LTD
- Published
- 2017-03-01
- Volume
- 41
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 179-185
- ISSN
- 1087-3244 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2610137419
- Cited by
- 51
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2
- FWCI
- 5.93
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Health Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Youth Development and Social Support
- Social Sciences › Life-span and Life-course Studies › Sports and Physical Education Studies
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Physical Education and Pedagogy
- Keywords
- sports participation, academic performance, adolescents, high school students, socioeconomic status, parental education, sex differences, English grades, mathematics grades, teen parenting, school dropout
- MeSH terms
- Academic Success, Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mid-Atlantic Region, Social Class, Sports
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