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dc.contributor.authorHowie, E.K.
dc.contributor.authorJoosten, J.
dc.contributor.authorHarris, Courtenay
dc.contributor.authorStraker, Leon
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-10T02:15:02Z
dc.date.available2020-07-10T02:15:02Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationHowie, E.K. and Joosten, J. and Harris, C.J. and Straker, L.M. 2020. Associations between meeting sleep, physical activity or screen time behaviour guidelines and academic performance in Australian school children. BMC Public Health. 20 (1): Article No. 520.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79964
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12889-020-08620-w
dc.description.abstract

Background: Current guidelines suggest too little sleep, too little physical activity, and too much sedentary time are associated with poor health outcomes. These behaviours may also influence academic performance in school children. The primary purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between sleep, physical activity, or sedentary behaviours and academic performance in a school with a well-developed and integrated technology use and well-being program. Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey of students (n = 934, Grades 5-12) in an Australian school with a bring-your-own device (tablet or laptop computer) policy. Students reported sleep, physical activity, and sedentary (screen and non-screen) behaviours. Academic performance was obtained from school records. Linear regressions were used to test the association between behaviours and academic performance outcomes. Results: Seventy-four percent of students met sleep guidelines (9 to 11 h for children 5-13 years and 8 to 10 h for 14-17 year olds), 21% met physical activity guidelines (60 min of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity every day), and 15% met screen time guidelines (no more than 2 h recreational screen time per day); only 2% met all three. There were no associations between meeting sleep guidelines and academic performance; however later weekend bedtimes were associated with poorer academic performance (- 3.4 points on the Average Academic Index, 95%CI: - 5.0, - 1.7, p <.001). There were no associations between meeting physical activity guidelines and academic performance. Meeting screen guidelines was associated with higher Average Academic Index (5.8, 95%CI: 3.6, 8.0, p <.001), Maths 7.9, 95%CI: 4.1, 11.6, p <.001) and English scores (3.8, 95%CI: 1.8, 5.8, p <.001) and higher time in sedentary behaviours was associated with poorer academic performance, including total sedentary behaviours in hrs/day (5.8 points on Average Academic Index, 95%CI: 3.6, 8.0, p <.001. Meeting at least two of the three behaviour guidelines was associated with better academic performance. Conclusions: Sleep and sedentary behaviours were linked to academic performance. School communities should emphasize comprehensive wellness strategies to address multiple behaviours to maximize student health and academic success.

dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherBMC
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectScience & Technology
dc.subjectLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subjectPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health
dc.subjectSedentary
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectPolicy
dc.subjectTechnology
dc.subject24-HOUR MOVEMENT GUIDELINES
dc.subjectSEDENTARY BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE FUNCTION
dc.subjectHEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectCANADIAN CHILDREN
dc.subjectACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectFITNESS
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.titleAssociations between meeting sleep, physical activity or screen time behaviour guidelines and academic performance in Australian school children
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume20
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.issn1471-2458
dcterms.source.titleBMC Public Health
dc.date.updated2020-07-10T02:15:00Z
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© The Author(s). 2020 Published in BMC Public Health. This article is published under the Open Access publishing model and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Please refer to the licence to obtain terms for any further reuse or distribution of this work.

curtin.departmentSchool of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
curtin.contributor.orcidStraker, Leon [0000-0002-7786-4128]
curtin.identifier.article-numberARTN 520
dcterms.source.eissn1471-2458
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridStraker, Leon [57210379749] [7004594392]


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