@article{jpar2018328,
author={{II, Dick M. Carpenter and Kelly, Cheryl and Behrens, Timothy K. and Field, Julaine and Luna, Carmen and Tucker, Elizabeth},
title={Examining the Relationship between Physical Activity and Student Achievement and Behavior: Results from a Three-Year Intervention},
journal={Journal of Physical Activity Research},
volume={3},
number={2},
pages={109--117},
year={2018},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/jpar/3/2/8},
issn={2574-4437},
abstract={This study examines the relationship between physical activity (PA) levels and academic achievement and student behavior in schools that completed a three-year initiative to increase and improve PA for students. Using difference-in-difference and discontinuity analyses, we find schools that participated in a PA intervention saw greater academic achievement during the three years of PA programming as compared to non-participating schools. The significant effects of the intervention were realized during the first year of programming; subsequent years saw stable achievement but not significant growth. There did not, however, appear to be differences in maladaptive student behavior between schools based on participation in the PA intervention.},
doi={10.12691/jpar-3-2-8}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}