Proposal of the morning physical activity for raising the arousal levels of children

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24500808
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Applied health science
• Research Institution: Nippon Sport Science University
• Principal Investigator: NOI Shingo 日本体育大学, 体育学部, 教授 (00366436)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): OZAWA Haruo 東海大学, 体育学部, 教授 (60360963) ; SUZUKAWA Kazuhiro 日本体育大学, 体育学部, 教授 (10307994)
• Research Collaborator: WATANABE Hitoshi ; SAKAI Taeko ; SHIKANO Akiko
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 小学生 / 覚醒水準 / フリッカー / 棒反応 / go/no-go課題 / 身体活動

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to propose the morning physical activity that is possible in an elementary school for improving the children's arousal levels. The results were as follows: 1) For measuring as arousal level the bar-gripping reaction time was sharper than the flicker value. 2) A lower changing rate was significantly shown in activities with physical activity (tag, jogging, outdoor play) than those without physical activity (reading study). Additionally, a lower changing rate was significantly shown in pleasant activities than in unpleasant activities. 3) In the multiple logistic regression of the relation between types of the higher nervous activity and living conditions, it was confirmed that the morning physical activity in school had a good influence on the higher nervous activity of the child. From the above facts, “physical activity in the morning which can enjoy the children themselves” was proposed as a concrete measure for improving the arousal levels of children.

Free Research Field

学校保健学，教育生理学，発育発達学