Mireia Adelantado-Renau

Jaume I University | UJI · Department of Education and Specific Didactics

Objective The aim of this study was to analyse whether the association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is mediated by physical fitness components (i.e., cardiorespiratory fitness, lower-limb strength, upper-limb strength and motor competence) in adolescents. Methods This is a cross-sectional s...

Introduction The limited prior research examining the association between academic performance and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in youth did not explore the reciprocal association between these constructs, and analyzed CVD risk factors individually. Thus, the aim of the present study was to explore the bidirectional longitudinal associ...

Background: The dual-factor model of mental health (i.e., the presence of psychological well-being along with the absence of distress) and its association with academic performance over time has been barely studied in the adolescent population, as most of the prior research focuses on psychological well-being or distress indicators in isolation. T...

This study aimed to examine the impact of reallocating time spent in waking movement behaviours at baseline on indicators of psychological distress at 24-month follow-up using isotemporal substitution regression models among a sample of Spanish adolescents. The DADOS (Deporte, ADOlescencia y Salud) study is a 3-year longitudinal observational resea...

Background The effect of physical activity (PA) and physical fitness (PF) on self‐confidence and interpersonal relations in adolescents is uncertain. Aim To analyzed the associations of PA and PF with self‐confidence and interpersonal relations in adolescents. Sample A total of 268 (138 boys) adolescents (13.9 ± 0.3 years) from the DADOS study we...

Purpose Although previous evidence has suggested a relationship between health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and academic performance, the directionality of this association is understudied and remains to be clarified. Thus, the primary objective of this study was to explore the bidirectional association between HRQoL and academic performance in...

This study aims to analyze the mediating role of risk of depression in the association between cardiorespiratory fitness and academic performance in a sample of adolescents and to test the moderation effect of sex. A total of 263 adolescents (125 girls, 13.9 ± 0.3 years) from the DADOS (Deporte, ADOlescencia y Salud) study were included in the anal...

Aims: The aims were (1) to analyse the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between children’s cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and (2) to examine whether these associations were mediated by physical activity self-efficacy and physical activity enjoyment. Methods: This study involved 383 children (...

Se presenta una Secuencia de Enseñanza-Aprendizaje (SEA) para maestros en formación inicial, así como los resultados obtenidos tras dos implementaciones consecutivas en dos universidades diferentes, con una fase de rediseño entre ambas. Su objetivo es promover el conocimiento sobre la reproducción vegetal, la importancia de la polinización entomófi...

Background: Previous literature showed an inverse association between physical fitness and risk of depression in adolescents, but the mechanisms involved in this association remain unclear. Aims: The primary aim of the study was to test the mediating role of self-esteem on the association between physical fitness components and risk of depression....

Neurotrophic factors and cardiorespiratory fitness are both considered important in developmental trajectories but their link to brain health remains poorly understood. The aims of the study were to examine whether levels of plasma-derived neurotrophic factors were associated with brain health indicators in children with overweight or obesity; and...

Background: Self-esteem is a common indicator of psychological well-being, but its relationship with physical fitness components during adolescence is not fully understood. Aims: The aims of this study were to analyse the association of physical fitness components (low vs. high) with self-esteem in adolescents, and to examine the combined influe...

Investigaciones previas han demostrado la importancia de la inteligencia emocional (IE) en el ámbito profesional, especialmente en la adaptación y el éxito de los psicólogos. El objetivo del presente estudio fue conocer las diferencias en IE entre alumnos de Psicología en su primer y último curso. La muestra estuvo formada por 90 alumnos de primer...

Los resultados del presente estudio sugieren que, a mayor edad, mayor es la presencia de problemas relacionados con la tecnofatiga (i.e., escepticismo, fatiga, ansiedad e ineficacia), lo cual coincide con la mayoría de estudios previos. En el sentido opuesto, los análisis revelan que la edad se relaciona negativamente con la tecnoadicción, siendo l...

Las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) son un elemento característico de la sociedad actual, que promueve cambios constantes en múltiples ámbitos. Aunque en este capítulo nos centraremos en la contribución de las TIC como recurso y estrategia didáctica, su relevancia no recae únicamente en el fomento del proceso educativo, sino q...

Objectives The purpose of the present study is to investigate the individual and combined impact of physical fitness components at baseline on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) at 24-month follow-up in adolescents. Methods This longitudinal research included 199 adolescents (13.9 ± 0.3 years at baseline) from DADOS study. Cardiorespiratory fi...

Introduction: This study aims to investigate the individual and combined associations of physical activity, sedentary time, diet, and sleep at baseline on cardiorespiratory fitness at 24-month follow-up in adolescents. Methods: The DADOS (Deporte, ADOlescencia y Salud) prospective cohort study was performed between 2015 and 2017. Analyses were c...

Background : The early identification of emotional and psychological problems during adolescence seems helpful to improve academic performance (AP). However, the association between risk of depression and AP, as well as the role of health-related factors in this association remain to be elucidated. Therefore, the aims of this study were to analyze...

Purpose To investigate the individual and combined effect of physical activity, adherence to the Mediterranean diet, sleep quality, sleep duration, and screen time on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adolescents. Methods This is a cross-sectional analysis with 262 adolescents (13.9 ± 0.3 years) from DADOS (Deporte, ADOlescencia y Salud) s...

Recientes estudios resaltan el potencial de la tecnología en el desarrollo de habilidades socioemocionales. El objetivo de este trabajo fue analizar el interés de los docentes de Educación Primaria y Educación Secundaria Obligatoria por incorporar recursos digitales para la implementación de la IE en el aula. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 357 pro...

La sociedad actual se enfrenta cada día a un gran volumen de información que, junto a otros factores, ha contribuido a una importante transformación de las concepciones relacionadas con el aprendizaje y las estrategias didácticas. Las y los docentes perciben emplear el smartphone con fines académicos por iniciativa personal, empleándolo además para...

Objective The present study aimed (1) to examine the association between circulating inflammatory biomarkers and academic performance in adolescents, and (2) to identify the ability of circulating inflammatory biomarkers to predict low academic performance. Methods A total of 244 adolescents (13.9±0.3 years, 112 girls) from the DADOS study were in...

A lo largo de la historia se han ido definiendo un conjunto de atributos que debe poseer el docente para ser considerado un "buen profesor". Entre estos atributos podemos distinguir la creatividad, la empatía, la vocación, y la cercanía. No obstante, en la sociedad actual existe una necesidad fehaciente de incluir la competencia digital y la innova...

Las clases magistrales tradicionales pueden ser eficaces para exponer una gran cantidad de contenido a muchos estudiantes, aunque su carácter unidireccional suele originar un aprendizaje pasivo, por lo que actualmente se promueve la utilización de metodologías activas centradas en el alumnado. El objetivo del estudio fue examinar las opiniones del...

In recent years, interest in learning about the role played by the continued practice of mindfulness has grown exponentially, especially in the educational field. The objective of this work is to analyze the effect of a mindfulness program on the emotional well-being, as well as on the teacher’s perception of attention capacity, school performance,...

Depression is the most common mental disorder, affecting around 5% of adolescents. Physical fitness is considered a powerful marker of physical and mental health. The scientific results on the relationship between physical fitness and depression in the adolescent population are mixed. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to analyse the assoc...

La adolescencia es un período marcado por multitud de cambios psicológicos. Estudios previos sugieren que altos niveles de ansiedad podrían afectar al rendimiento académico y al bienestar psicosocial en adolescentes. El objetivo de este trabajo fue diseñar un programa para el desarrollo de habilidades socio-emocionales, con el fin de reducir la ans...

The aim of this study was to examine the associations of sedentary behaviour, physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), and body composition parameters with risk of sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBD) in children with overweight/obesity. One-hundred and nine children (10.0 ± 1.1 years old, 45 girls) with overweight (n = 27) and obesi...

Objectives Firstly, to investigate the longitudinal associations between accelerometer-derived physical activity (PA) intensities and physical fitness (PF) at 24-month follow-up in adolescents. Secondly, to examine how substituting time spent in low or moderate PA intensities with vigorous PA at baseline was related to PF at 24-month follow-up. De...

La infancia es un periodo crítico de crecimiento en el que se establecen múltiples hábitos que perdurarán en la etapa adulta. Debido a que los hábitos saludables se han asociado positivamente con la salud física y cognitiva en niñas y niños, aparece la necesidad de fomentar su promoción desde edades tempranas. Por ello, en este trabajo se presenta...

Importance The health consequences of excessive screen media use in children and adolescents are increasingly being recognized; however, the association between screen media use and academic performance remains to be elucidated. Objectives To estimate the association of time spent on screen-based activities with specific academic performance areas...

Objectives: To examine which inflammatory markers are associated with bone mass and whether this association varies according to muscular fitness in children with overweight/obesity. Methods: Plasma interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), epidermal growth factor, vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF), and C-reactive...

Introduction: Chronic inflammation plays an important role on the pathogenesis of several cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, as well as on brain function and behaviour. The aim of the present study was to examine the associations between inflammatory biomarkers and a wide range of brain health indicators (i.e., academic performance, executive...

Objective The aims of the present study were to analyze the association of sleep patterns with academic and cognitive performance in adolescents, and to test the potential mediating effect of different activities of screen media usage on this association. Methods A sample of 269 adolescents (140 boys) aged 14 years from the baseline data of the De...

Objective This study aimed to examine whether brown adipose tissue (BAT) or skeletal muscle activity mediates the relationship between personal level of environmental temperature (Personal‐ET) and wrist skin temperature (WT). Moreover, we examined whether BAT and skeletal muscle have a mediating role between Personal‐ET and WT (as a proxy of periph...

La inteligencia emocional se ha relacionado positivamente con la competencia social, la adaptación al entorno, el éxito académico y el bienestar, entre muchas otras variables. En este estudio se presenta una propuesta didáctica basada en el modelo de Mayer y Salovey con el objetivo de facilitar la comprensión emocional en alumnos de Educación Prima...

Background: Few studies have analyzed the combined effect of lifestyle factors on academic performance (AP) in adolescents. The aim of this study was to analyze the independent and combined effects of weight status, screen time, sleep quality, daily meal frequency, cardiorespiratory fitness, and physical activity (PA) on AP in adolescents. Method...

Adequate sleep has been positively related with health and school achievement outcomes during adolescence. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations of objectively measured and self‐reported sleep duration and quality with academic and cognitive performance in adolescents. This study was conducted with 257 adolescents (13.9 ± 0.3 ye...

Sleep and physical activity (PA) are fundamental behaviors for adolescents' health since they are related to optimal physical, cognitive, and emotional development. The aim of our study was to analyze the influence of the maturational development on sleep quality in adolescent girls, as well as to evaluate the daily PA level based on the level of m...

Introduction: eating disorders (ED) are complex multifactorial chronic diseases with adverse consequences on cognition in adolescence. Objectives: the main aim of the present study was to analyze the association between the risk of ED and academic performance in adolescents, considering the key role of weight status. Methods: a total of 261 adole...

We tested the mediating effect of leptin on the association between physical fitness (PF) components and academic performance indicators in healthy adolescents. A total of 263 adolescents (13.9 ± 0.3 years, 47.5% girls, 12.5% overweight) from the DADOS (Deporte, ADOlescencia y Salud) Study were included in the analysis. PF components were assessed...

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is suggested to play a key role in moderating the benefits of physical activity (PA) on cognition. Previous research found that PA may have an impact on peripheral BDNF expression. The aim of our study was to analyze the association between objectively measured PA with circulating BDNF in a group of active a...

El sueño y la actividad física (AF) son hábitos fundamentales para la salud durante la adolescencia ya que favorecen un óptimo desarrollo físico, cognitivo y emocional. El objetivo del estudio fue analizar la influencia del desarrollo madurativo sobre la calidad del sueño en niñas adolescentes, así como los niveles AF diaria según su nivel de desar...

Conclusions: Our data show that the influence of CRF on academic performance is mediated by weight status in adolescents. We suggest that our data could be considered by educators, families, and policy makers, so that active lifestyles might be promoted when designing programs aimed to improve AP among adolescents. What is Known: • Academic perfor...

Aim This study examined the association of adherence to the Mediterranean diet with academic performance and tested whether this association was mediated by sleep in Spanish adolescents. Methods We recruited 269 adolescents (52% boys) aged 13.9 ± 0.3 years from the Deporte, ADOlescencia y Salud study of 38 secondary schools and sport clubs in Cast...

Purpose: To analyze differences in sleep quality and duration by athletic status and sex, and to examine the association between physical activity (PA) recommendation and sleep in adolescents. Methods: A total of 267 adolescents [13.9 (0.3) y] from Deporte, ADOlescencia y Salud (DADOS) study (129 girls) were included in this cross-sectional anal...