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The Relationship Between Middle Childhood Body Mass Index, Stress, Physical Activity, And Academic Achievement, Johnna Kellie Fox Thompson
The Relationship Between Middle Childhood Body Mass Index, Stress, Physical Activity, And Academic Achievement, Johnna Kellie Fox Thompson
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This study investigated the relationships between body mass index (BMI), stress, physical activity, and academic achievement among middle childhood students. The researcher used a mixed-methods research design. The general population for this study was composed of students at one of the district's intermediate schools.
The sample included 680 students from a small, suburban intermediate school (Grades 4 [N=231], 5 [N=218], and 6 [N=231], 337 males and 343 females). The school is located in a suburban area near a large city in the southeast. The students from the school described themselves as White (71%), African American (16%), Hispanic (7%), Asian/Pacific Islander …