体育锻炼提高学业表现
Exercise Improves Academic Performance
Journal of Political Economy · 2025 · [{"name": "Alexander W. Cappelen", "affiliation": []}, {"name": "Gary Charness", "affiliation": []}, {"name": "Mathias Ekström", "affiliation": []}, {"name": "Uri Gneezy", "affiliation": []}, {"name": "Bertil Tungodden", "affiliation": []}]
中文摘要
在一项随机对照试验中，我们检验了消除锻炼障碍能否提高学业表现。我们发现了支持这一假说的有力证据：获得免费健身卡的大学生锻炼更多，且学业表现显著提高。处理组学生退课和考试不及格的可能性均更低。我们提供的证据表明，锻炼导致了更健康的生活方式，并提高了感知到的自我控制，这最终改善了学业表现。本研究表明，消除体育活动障碍可以成为提高教育成就的重要工具。
Abstract
In a randomized controlled trial, we test whether removal of a barrier to exercise can improve academic performance.We find strong support for this hypothesis: university students who were provided with a free gym card exercised more and had a significant improvement in academic performance.The treated students were both less likely to drop out of classes and to fail at the exam.We provide evidence showing that exercise caused a healthier lifestyle and increased perceived self-control, which ultimately improved academic performance.The study demonstrates that removing barriers to physical activity can be an important tool for improving educational achievements.