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“Why Can’T You Sit Still?”: The Effect Of Daily Physical Activity On Childhood Inattention/Hyperactivity And The Educational Gender Gap, Kelly Chen, Shelley Phipps
“Why Can’T You Sit Still?”: The Effect Of Daily Physical Activity On Childhood Inattention/Hyperactivity And The Educational Gender Gap, Kelly Chen, Shelley Phipps
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Despite the compelling evidence of the long-run consequences of childhood inattention/hyperactivity and harmful side effects of stimulant medication, relatively little is known about accessible non-pharmacological options to reduce inattentive/hyperactive behaviours. This study evaluates the effect of daily exercise on inattentive/hyperactive behaviours among young children by leveraging evidence from a quasi-experiment generated when 3 Canadian provinces adopted mandatory requirements for all students in grades 1 through 6 to participate in 20–30 min of daily physical activity at school between 1994 and 2009. By exploiting plausibly exogenous variations in the timing of implementation and duration of physical activity mandated as well as …
Young In Class: Implications For Inattentive/Hyperactive Behavior Of Canadian Boys And Girls, Kelly Chen, Nicole Fortin, Shelley Phipps
Young In Class: Implications For Inattentive/Hyperactive Behavior Of Canadian Boys And Girls, Kelly Chen, Nicole Fortin, Shelley Phipps
Kelly Chen
Using data from the Statistics Canada National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), this paper investigates the impact of school entry age on inattentive/hyperactive behaviours. We employ both a cross-provinces-time differences-in-differences approach, and a within-province regression discontinuity design. We find that being young in class causes greater inattentive/hyperactive behaviour, exacerbating any inattentive/hyperactive behavior exhibited prior to school entry. These results also hold in sibling fixed effect models. Though we do not find gender differences in the effects, because boys are more likely to be inattentive/hyperactive at school entry, they are more affected. These effects persist into early adolescence. Sommaire …