Van Dijk, M. L., De Groot, R. H. M., Savelberg, H. C. M., Van Acker, F. H. M., & Kirschner, P. A. (2013, 25 May). Objectively versus subjectively measured physical activity: associations with cognition and academic achievement in adolescents. Poster presentation at the ISBNPA conference 2013, Ghent, Belgium.An increasing amount of research supports a positive association between physical activity and cognitive performance or academic achievement. The majority of these studies focused on children or older adults, while less is known about these associations in adolescents. Moreover, in studies on the associations between physical activity and cognitive performance / academic achievement in adolescents, questionnaires (i.e. self-report) were used to measure physical activity. This subjective measure of physical activity has been found to have several limitations, such as social desirability and recall bias. Therefore, associations between objectively measured physical activity and cognition / academic achievement in Dutch adolescents, controlling for relevant covariates, were investigated in this stud

De Groot, Renate

Kirschner, Paul A.

Savelberg, Hans

Van Acker, Frederik

Van Dijk, Martin

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An increasing amount of research supports a positive association between physical activity and cognitive performance or academic achievement. The majority of these studies focused on children or older adults, while less is known about these associations in adolescents. Moreover, in studies on the associations between physical activity and cognitive performance / academic achievement in adolescents, questionnaires (i.e. self-report) were used to measure physical activity. This subjective measure of physical activity has been found to have several limitations, such as social desirability and recall bias. Therefore, associations between objectively measured physical activity and cognition / academic achievement in Dutch adolescents, controlling for relevant covariates, were investigated in this study

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Open Universiteit www.ou.nl Objectively versus subjectively measured physicalactivity: associations with cognition and academicachievement in adolescentsCitation for published version (APA):Van Dijk, M., De Groot, R., Van Acker, F., Savelberg, H., & Kirschner, P. A. (2013). Objectively versussubjectively measured physical activity: associations with cognition and academic achievement in adolescents.Poster session presented at ICAMPAM conference 2013, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States.Document status and date:Published: 18/06/2013Document Version:Peer reviewed versionPlease check the document version of this publication:• A submitted manuscript is the version of the article upon submission and before peer-review. There can be important differences betweenthe submitted version and the official published version of record. People interested in the research are advised to contact the author for thefinal version of the publication, or visit the DOI to the publisher's website.• The final author version and the galley proof are versions of the publication after peer review.• The final published version features the final layout of the paper including the volume, issue and page numbers.Link to publicationGeneral rightsCopyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright ownersand it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights.• Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research.• You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain• You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal.If the publication is distributed under the terms of Article 25fa of the Dutch Copyright Act, indicated by the “Taverne” license above, pleasefollow below link for the End User Agreement:https://www.ou.nl/taverne-agreementTake down policyIf you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us at:pure-support@ou.nlproviding details and we will investigate your claim.Downloaded from https://research.ou.nl/ on date: 08 Sep. 2023Objectively versus subjectively measured physical activity: associations with cognition and academic achievement in adolescents Van Dijk, M. L.¹, De Groot, R. H. M., Van Acker, F., Savelberg, H.C.M., & Kirschner, P. A. (2012) 1) Centre for Learning Sciences and Technologies (CELSTEC). Open Universiteit in the Netherlands.  Background Physical activity has a positive effect on cognitive performance in adults. Therefore, physical activity may stimulate cognitive performance and thereby academic achievement in adolescents as well.  However, the association between physical activity and cognitive performance in adolescents is still unclear, because only a few studies investigated this association and reported mixed results. One shortcoming of these studies is the lack of an objective instrument to measure physical activity. Physical activity was generally based on self-report, a method that is sensitive for social desirability and recall bias. Therefore, we investigated associations in adolescents between objectively and subjectively measured physical activity on the one hand and cognition and academic achievement on the other hand, controlling for covariates.  Methods Cross-sectional study in 441 students (grade 7 and 9). Physical activity measured objectively by accelerometry. Participants wore an accelerometer (ActivPAL3™) one week (24 hrs/day). Physical activity measured subjectively by questionnaire (IPAQ-A). Cognitive performance measured by two neuropsychological tests (D2 test of attention, Symbol Digit Modalities Test). Academic achievement (Dutch, mathematics, English) provided by the school. Aerobic fitness, BMI measured objectively. Socioeconomic status, pubertal phase measured by self-report. Regression analysis was used to analyse associations between physical activity and cognition and academic achievement.  Results Objectively measured physical activity showed a negative association with academic achievement in adolescents (β = -.110, P = .030). Subjectively measured physical activity showed a  positive trend with cognition, however not significant.  Conclusion Objective results in contrast, while subjective results are in line with most studies measuring physical activity subjectively.   

Objectively versus subjectively measured physical activity: associations with cognition and academic achievement in adolescents

Open Universiteit www.ou.nl Objectively versus subjectively measured physicalactivity: associations with cognition and academicachievement in adolescentsCitation for published version (APA):Van Dijk, M., De Groot, R., Van Acker, F., Savelberg, H., & Kirschner, P. A. (2013). Objectively versussubjectively measured physical activity: associations with cognition and academic achievement in adolescents.Poster session presented at ICAMPAM conference 2013, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States.Document status and date:Published: 18/06/2013Document Version:Peer reviewed versionPlease check the document version of this publication:• A submitted manuscript is the version of the article upon submission and before peer-review. There can be important differences betweenthe submitted version and the official published version of record. People interested in the research are advised to contact the author for thefinal version of the publication, or visit the DOI to the publisher's website.• The final author version and the galley proof are versions of the publication after peer review.• The final published version features the final layout of the paper including the volume, issue and page numbers.Link to publicationGeneral rightsCopyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright ownersand it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights.• Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research.• You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain• You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal.If the publication is distributed under the terms of Article 25fa of the Dutch Copyright Act, indicated by the “Taverne” license above, pleasefollow below link for the End User Agreement:https://www.ou.nl/taverne-agreementTake down policyIf you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us at:pure-support@ou.nlproviding details and we will investigate your claim.Downloaded from https://research.ou.nl/ on date: 02 Jul. 2022Objectively versus subjectively measured physical activity: associations with cognition and academic achievement in adolescents Van Dijk, M. L.¹, De Groot, R. H. M., Van Acker, F., Savelberg, H.C.M., & Kirschner, P. A. (2012) 1) Centre for Learning Sciences and Technologies (CELSTEC). Open Universiteit in the Netherlands.  Background Physical activity has a positive effect on cognitive performance in adults. Therefore, physical activity may stimulate cognitive performance and thereby academic achievement in adolescents as well.  However, the association between physical activity and cognitive performance in adolescents is still unclear, because only a few studies investigated this association and reported mixed results. One shortcoming of these studies is the lack of an objective instrument to measure physical activity. Physical activity was generally based on self-report, a method that is sensitive for social desirability and recall bias. Therefore, we investigated associations in adolescents between objectively and subjectively measured physical activity on the one hand and cognition and academic achievement on the other hand, controlling for covariates.  Methods Cross-sectional study in 441 students (grade 7 and 9). Physical activity measured objectively by accelerometry. Participants wore an accelerometer (ActivPAL3™) one week (24 hrs/day). Physical activity measured subjectively by questionnaire (IPAQ-A). Cognitive performance measured by two neuropsychological tests (D2 test of attention, Symbol Digit Modalities Test). Academic achievement (Dutch, mathematics, English) provided by the school. Aerobic fitness, BMI measured objectively. Socioeconomic status, pubertal phase measured by self-report. Regression analysis was used to analyse associations between physical activity and cognition and academic achievement.  Results Objectively measured physical activity showed a negative association with academic achievement in adolescents (β = -.110, P = .030). Subjectively measured physical activity showed a  positive trend with cognition, however not significant.  Conclusion Objective results in contrast, while subjective results are in line with most studies measuring physical activity subjectively.   

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Objectively versus subjectively measured physical activity: associations with 
cognition and academic achievement in adolescents 
Van Dijk, M. L.¹, De Groot, R. H. M., Van Acker, F., Savelberg, H.C.M., & Kirschner, P. A. (2012) 
1) Centre for Learning Sciences and Technologies (CELSTEC). Open Universiteit in the Netherlands. 
 
Background 
Physical activity has a positive effect on cognitive performance in adults. Therefore, physical activity may 
stimulate cognitive performance and thereby academic achievement in adolescents as well.  
However, the association between physical activity and cognitive performance in adolescents is still 
unclear, because only a few studies investigated this association and reported mixed results. One 
shortcoming of these studies is the lack of an objective instrument to measure physical activity. Physical 
activity was generally based on self-report, a method that is sensitive for social desirability and recall bias. 
Therefore, we investigated associations in adolescents between objectively and subjectively measured 
physical activity on the one hand and cognition and academic achievement on the other hand, controlling 
for covariates. 
 
Methods 
Cross-sectional study in 441 students (grade 7 and 9). Physical activity measured objectively by 
accelerometry. Participants wore an accelerometer (ActivPAL3™) one week (24 hrs/day). Physical activity 
measured subjectively by questionnaire (IPAQ-A). Cognitive performance measured by two 
neuropsychological tests (D2 test of attention, Symbol Digit Modalities Test). Academic achievement 
(Dutch, mathematics, English) provided by the school. Aerobic fitness, BMI measured objectively. 
Socioeconomic status, pubertal phase measured by self-report. Regression analysis was used to analyse 
associations between physical activity and cognition and academic achievement. 
 
Results 
Objectively measured physical activity showed a negative association with academic achievement in 
adolescents (β = -.110, P = .030). Subjectively measured physical activity showed a  positive trend with 
cognition, however not significant. 
 
Conclusion 
Objective results in contrast, while subjective results are in line with most studies measuring physical 
activity subjectively.  
 


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