Healthy Lifestyle and Academic Performance in Middle School Students from the Region of Aragón (Spain)

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Raúl Juárez-Vela¹  Iván Santolalla-Arnedo¹  María Inmaculada Carboneres-Tafaner²  Javier Gállego-Diéguez³  Beatriz Sánchez-Hernando⁴  Elisa Ferrer-Gracia⁵  Isabel Antón-Solanas⁶  Ángel Gasch-Gallén⁶  Vicente Gea-Caballero⁷ 

[1] Department of Nursing, Biomedical Research of La Rioja, University of La Rioja, CIBIR C/Duquesa de la Victoria 88, 26004 Logroño, La Rioja, Spain;Generalitat Valenciana, CEIP Mare de Deu de la Vallivana, Conselleria de Educació, C/Carles Albors 18, Picassent, 46220 Valencia, Spain;Head of the Information, Transparency and Participation Service, Health Department, Government of Aragon, Vía Universitas 36, 50017 Zaragoza, Spain;Health Center “Amparo Poch”, Aragón Health Care System ( SALUD), C/Emilia Pardo Bazán, s/n, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain;Health Promotion Section, General Direction of Public Health, Government of Aragon, Vía Universitas 36, 50017 Zaragoza, Spain;Nursing Research Group in Primary Care of Aragon (GIIS094-GENIAPA), Aragón Health Research Institute, Avda. San Juan Bosco 13, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain;Nursing School La Fe, Adscript Center of Universidad de Valencia, Research Group GREIACC, Health Research Institute La Fe, Avda. Fernando Abril Martorell 106, 46026 Valencia, Spain;

关键词: adolescent;    habits;    academic performance;    diet;    sleep;    exercise;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph18168624

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

A healthy lifestyle is important to the present and future development and health of school age people. This study aims to analyze the relationship between daily lifestyle habits and academic performance in a sample of adolescents from the autonomous community of Aragon (Spain). We performed a cross-sectional study to analyze the lifestyle habits and academic performance of a total of 1745 7th and 8th grade middle school students during the academic year 2018–2019; the participants were selected from a random sample of 43 middle schools from the region of Aragon. The following data were collected through an anonymized, previously validated questionnaire: diet, sleep, physical activity, use of screens, use of toxic substances, and academic performance. We found a statistically significant association between all the lifestyle habits analyzed and academic performance (p < 0.001) in our sample. Based on our findings, we suggest that health promotion and education in healthy lifestyles should be integrated in middle school curricula to improve academic performance and, more importantly, to promote both present and future health outcomes of adolescents.

【 授权许可】

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