Association of Overweight with Academic Performance and Social and Behavioral Problems: An Update from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study

Autor/inn/en	Judge, Sharon; Jahns, Lisa
Titel	Association of Overweight with Academic Performance and Social and Behavioral Problems: An Update from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 77 (2007) 10, S.672-678 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
Schlagwörter	Obesity; Females; Educational Objectives; Reading Tests; Mathematics Tests; Outcomes of Education; Children; Multivariate Analysis; Grade 3; Educational Attainment; Academic Achievement; Incidence; Body Weight; Longitudinal Studies; Mathematics Achievement; Reading Achievement; Social Behavior; Interpersonal Competence; Socioeconomic Status; Mothers; Behavior Problems; Self Control; Scores; Measures (Individuals); Mental Health; Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Weibliches Geschlecht; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Lesetest; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Child; Kind; Kinder; Multivariate Analyse; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Schulleistung; Vorkommen; Körpergewicht; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Leseleistung; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Mother; Mutter; Selbstbeherrschung; Messdaten; Psychohygiene
Abstract	Background: Childhood overweight is a condition that is prevalent within our society, affecting more and more children each year. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between child overweight and educational outcomes. Methods: Data are reported for 13,680 children in third grade from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, a set of data designed and carried out by the US Department of Education. Students were individually administered reading and math assessments. Teachers reported how often students exhibited certain social skills and behaviors. A series of 1-way analyses of covariance and multivariate analysis of covariance was used. Results: Overweight children had significantly lower math and reading test scores compared with nonoverweight children in third grade. However, these differences became insignificant after including socioeconomic and maternal education variables. Third grade overweight girls had significantly more externalizing and internalizing problems as well as lower self-control scores than nonoverweight girls even after including socioeconomic and maternal education variables. Conclusions: Findings suggest that how we deal with children's overweight may have implications for the future psychological health of a considerable proportion of US children. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10