Noriteru Morita

Brief ReportArticles in PressOpen access aDepartment of Sports Cultural Studies, Hokkaido University of Education, Iwamizawa, JAPAN bGraduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University, Kobe, JAPAN cCenter for Cognitive & Brain Health, Department of Psychology, Department of Physical Therapy, Movement, & Rehabilitation Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA dFaculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Chukyo University, Nagoya, JAPAN Publication History: Received June...

Abstract The present longitudinal study examined whether extracurricular activities in the arts and corresponding scores in art classes have a positive association with general academic performance. Data were collected from 488 seventh-grade children (259 boys and 229 girls) for over two years.

Numerous studies have found that greater physical fitness correlates with better academic performance in schoolchildren, but several studies have also found that placing schoolchildren in physical fitness programs does not necessarily lead to improved academic performance. The relationship between physical fitness and academic performance appears to be more nuanced than one would think.