Science Daily – Staff Writer
A new study of children in the U.K. suggests that physical activity is linked to emotional regulation in early childhood, which in turn predicts academic achievement. Fotini Vasilopoulos and Michelle Ellefson of the University of Cambridge, U.K. (Vasilopoulos now at University of London, UK), present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on May 19, 2021. Previous research suggests that physical activity in childhood can boost self-regulation — the skill of controlling one’s emotions and behavior as required by a given context. However, previous studies of the impact of physical activity on academic outcomes have had mixed findings.
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