2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Effects of commuting to school on psychosomatic health and physical activity in children.
| Project/Area Number |
20500609
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Applied health science
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| Research Institution | Hamamatsu College |
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Principal Investigator |
AOYAGI Naoko Hamamatsu College, 短期大学部, 准教授 (80414100)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 学校保健 / 通学形態 / 心身機能 / 身体活動 / 生活リズム |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of commuting to school on psychosomatic health and physical activity in children. Subjects were 59 nine- to twelve-year-olds Japanese children of the small school in the mountain area. Scores for psychosomatic health were assessed. The continuous pedometer counts for a week and the biochemistry indexes were collected. Regularly walking to school was associated with increase of the physical activity and good health. These findings indicated that active commuting to school may have a positive impact on physical activity and health outcomes.
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