著者

瀧澤 透 浜中 のり子 宮澤 君子

出版者

一般社団法人 日本学校保健学会

雑誌

学校保健研究 (ISSN:03869598)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.60, no.1, pp.41-47, 2018-04-20 (Released:2019-12-20)

参考文献数

27

著者

野井 真吾 千竃 健人 鹿野 晶子 田中 良 田邊 弘祐 山田 直子 渡辺 晃

出版者

一般社団法人 日本学校保健学会

雑誌

学校保健研究 (ISSN:03869598)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.62, no.3, pp.166-177, 2020-08-20 (Released:2020-09-11)

参考文献数

32

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Background: In Japan, the sales of energy drinks (ED) are growing rapidly. This has led to concerns that consumption of ED could have a negative health impact for individuals, including children.Objective: The purpose of this study was to confirm the intake of ED, the characteristics of consumers' physical symptoms/behaviors, and the perception of ED based on the results of a questionnaire survey for school children.Methods: The subjects were 5,984 children from 5th grade of elementary schools to 3rd grade of high school in 16 schools (5 elementary schools, 6 junior high schools, 5 high schools) at 6 rural and metropolitan Japanese prefectures. All investigations were conducted from May 2018 to March 2019. The questionnaire used in this study gathered information regarding ED intake, physical symptoms/behaviors, and the perception of ED.Results: The main results in this study were as follows. 1) Older students were more consume ED than younger students, and boys were more than girls to consume ED (elementary school: 45.5% boys, 27.9% girls, junior high school: 58.0% boys, 32.8% girls, and high school: 67.6% boys, 45.4% girls). 2) The analysis of the relationship between the ED intake frequency and physical symptoms indicated that the complaints of physical symptoms such as ‘headache (OR=1.573, 95% CI=1.281-1.931),' ‘stomachache (OR=1.545, 95% CI=1.224-1.949),' ‘appetite loss (OR=1.629, 95% CI=1.293-2.053),' ‘nausea (OR=1.667, 95% CI=1.251-2.222),' ‘tiredness (OR=1.285, 95% CI=1.023-1.614),' ‘lethargy (OR=1.382, 95% CI=1.120-1.706),' ‘dizziness (OR=1.369, 95% CI=1.108-1.692),' ‘fogginess (OR=1.621, 95% CI=1.231-2.134),' ‘cardiac pain (OR=1.537, 95% CI=1.168-2.021)' and ‘malaise (OR=1.557, 95% CI=1.267-1.915)' were higher in the group who consumed ED habitually (more than once a week). Similarly, in the analysis of the relation between the ED intake frequency and behaviors, ‘late bedtime (OR=1.338, 95% CI=1.092-1.640),' ‘bad sleep onset (OR=1.649, 95% CI=1.311-2.074),' ‘wake after sleep onset (OR=2.056, 95% CI=1.528-2.766)' and ‘lack of breakfast (OR=3.453, 95% CI=2.546-4.684)' were also higher in the habitual ED intake group. 3) The four factors, ‘vitality', ‘vogue,' ‘ineptness' and ‘distrust' were extracted regarding students' perception of ED held by children. Additionally, it was confirmed that the habitual ED intake group had higher factor scores of ‘vitality' and ‘vogue,' while their factor scores of ‘ineptness' and ‘distrust' were also significantly lower.Conclusion: In this study, we were able to show the real state of ED intake, the characteristics of consumers' physical symptoms/behaviors, and the perception of ED. Therefore, social countermeasures were considered necessary.

著者

山口 智史 佐々木 司

出版者

一般社団法人 日本学校保健学会

雑誌

学校保健研究 (ISSN:03869598)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.60, no.3, pp.150-153, 2018-08-20 (Released:2019-12-20)

参考文献数

24

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Background: Emphasis on importance of evidence-based educational practices has been recently increasing. The US government, for example, has announced that they would not financially support new educational practices which are not evidence-based. Most of schools, however, may not acknowledge its importance and only few evidence-based practices have been developed or conducted in schools.Objective: To examine reasons why the evidence-based practices have not been prevailing in schoolsMethods: We reviewed studies addressing how often teachers participate in educational research and employ evidence from educational research in their practices. Studies about impressions and thoughts which teachers have on the research were also reviewed.Results: Only few teachers have engaged in educational research, and evidence from the research is rarely utilized in educational programs and practices. Teachers tend to think that research is not helpful or useful in practical situations. They also seem to have an impression that research is conducted without considering real-world situations of school settings. An intervention study has, however, observed that improving teachers’ access to educational research might help teachers to consider educational research helpful in schools. Researchers should respect practical situations in schools when they conduct educational research. Careful explanations of the results of research including feed-backs to teachers may be important to increase teachers’attention on, and practical use of evidence from, research in schools. In addition, pre-service teachers should be taught methodology of research and how to employ evidence from educational research.Conclusion: School teachers in general may not have positive impressions on, or use evidence from, educational research, which could be improved by researchers’attention and careful respects to schools and teachers. Curriculum for teacher education may also need to be improved.

著者

栗田 順子 長洲 敦子

出版者

一般社団法人 日本学校保健学会

雑誌

学校保健研究 (ISSN:03869598)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.58, no.5, pp.278-282, 2016-12-20 (Released:2023-02-16)

参考文献数

8

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【Objective】 Ibaraki prefecture had activated School Absenteeism Surveillance System for all public schools in 2009, and all nursery schools participated it since 2011. The staff of nursery schools and teachers of kindergartens, elementary, junior high, and high schools, have been recording symptom or diagnosis of the absence preschoolers or students at this system. Such information has been shared by board of education, school doctors, the public health center, and local government officers simultaneously as well as other nursery schools or schools in the prefecture. This system helps them to monitor the situation of infectious diseases, early detection, and timely correspondence, and it will be useful to avoid large-scale outbreaks.【Method】 At first we conducted a survey for all school nurses in the prefecture in cooperation with the educational boards in 2011. Then we classified the utilization levels of the system into three grades based on their answers.【Result】 We collected answers from school nurses belonging to approximately 88% of all schools. The levels of utilization are high for 2% followed by medium for 29% and basic for 69% of all schools, respectively.【Discussion】 We conclude that the regular training courses for school nurses were quite useful and important for the proper recording and skill up for utilization of the information collected from School Absenteeism Surveillance System. We also recognize that the cooporation among parents, communities, schools, nursery schools, education board, the public health center, and local government office was necessary to protect children health.

著者

平田 まり

出版者

一般社団法人 日本学校保健学会

雑誌

学校保健研究 (ISSN:03869598)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.53, no.1, pp.3-9, 2011-04-20 (Released:2023-04-07)

参考文献数

24

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The purpose of this research was to obtain basic information for use in teaching the correct usage of analgesics for menstrual pain to junior and senior high school students. In June, 2008 I administered a self-report questionnaire to 222 first-year female university students regarding the usage of analgesic for menstrual pain. The responses from144 students aged 18 or 19 years, whose age at menarche was 15 years or younger, and who had suffered menstrual pain during the past year were analyzed. According to the survey results, more than 50% of the students had used an analgesic. Logistic regression analysis confirmed that the severity of menstrual pain was the most relevant factor in the usage of analgesic. Of the analgesic users, 65% held a negative view of analgesic usage and 55% worried about the dependence, tolerance or side-effects of usage. While 75% of the users knew that analgesics might cause side-effects, they knew less about the exact symptoms of the side-effects. It was inferred that few students read the explanatory leaflet supplied with the analgesic. From the survey results, it was clear that we needed to provide an effective awareness lesson to make sure that students acquired appropriate knowledge about usage of analgesic. Only half of the users had taken analgesic at the recommended time, namely, before the onset of severe pain, and 40% of the users had not experienced satisfactory pain relief. So it also suggested that students should be encouraged to consult a pharmacist or a doctor regarding appropriate treatment for menstrual pain.

著者

竹鼻 ゆかり 馬場 幸子 朝倉 隆司 伊藤 秀樹

出版者

一般社団法人 日本学校保健学会

雑誌

学校保健研究 (ISSN:03869598)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.62, no.6, pp.351-361, 2021-02-20 (Released:2021-03-10)

参考文献数

24

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Background: Female students with mild intellectual disability at special-needs high school and part-time high school are vulnerable to sex crimes. Nevertheless, their situation is not clarified well. How their teachers are involved in their problems remains unknown.Objective: This study was designed to use a teacher's narrative viewpoint to elucidate the state of high-risk sexual behavior of female students with mild intellectual disability at special-needs high school and part-time high schools and to explore how teachers should care for and support such students.Methods: Relevant data were obtained from a group interview and individual interviews of seven special-needs high school teachers and two part-time high school teachers. The interviewees responded to the following inquiries: “What are recognizable high-risk sexual behaviors of female students with mild intellectual disability?” “What are the backgrounds of female students' sexually high-risk behaviors?” and “How do teachers care for and support female students?” The responses were categorized.Results: High-risk sexual behaviors of female students with mild intellectual disability were categorized from a teacher's narrative viewpoint into three categories: “money-related dating and labor and sex industry,” “improper sexual activity,” and “dangerous sexual behavior.” Several factors were related to female students and their background. The personal characteristics were of two categories: “intellectual delay” and “low self-esteem.” Their background comprised two categories: “complex home environment” and “impact of the information society.” A teacher's care and support of female students included the following: “individual and polite education,” “sex education according to the current situation,” “education for independence,” and “cooperation.” When providing support to female students, the troubles which teachers often experienced were the following: “difficulty of sex education,” “necessity of support and guidance after graduation,” and “difficulty of surrounding social systems.”Conclusion: These results are expected to help prevent and support problem behaviors, giving advice from a professional viewpoint.

著者

北川 裕子 佐々木 司

出版者

一般社団法人 日本学校保健学会

雑誌

学校保健研究 (ISSN:03869598)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.63, no.2, pp.83-90, 2021-07-20 (Released:2021-08-11)

参考文献数

21

著者

神谷 侑希香 末松 弘行

出版者

一般社団法人 日本学校保健学会

雑誌

学校保健研究 (ISSN:03869598)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.59, no.2, pp.107-115, 2017-06-20 (Released:2023-02-16)

参考文献数

18

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【Objectives】 This study was corducted to reveal the reality of eating disorders in high school students in Aichi Prefecture through epidemiological survey and questionnaire survey on efforts of yogo-teachers.【Methods】 We sent a questionnaire for Yogo-teachers to the school principal and yogo-teachers in all full-time public and private schools, including girls’ schools, boys’ schools and coeducational schools, in Aichi and requested to fill the questionnaires containing items on the background of each school, the numbers of students and patients with eating disorders in each grade as of January 2013, the number of medical institution consultations, death cases, as well as questions requiring written answers related to measures for prevention and early detection of eating disorders and problems regarding eating disorders.【Results】 Responses were obtained from 109 of 162 public high schools, 37 of 57 private high schools. The valid response rate was 66.7%. The total number of girls in the first, second and third grades in public/private high schools was 14,851/6,280, 14,058/5,931 and 14,049/5,681, respectively. The prevalence rate of suspected anorexia nervosa cases in the first, second and third grades was 118,155 and 101 per 100,000 girl students, respectively. The prevalence rate of anorexia nervosa of high school girls in public high schools was significantly high as compared with private high schools. When the prevalence rate was compared among three high school groups classified based on the entrance exam difficulty, the prevalence rate of eating disorders in high group is significantly more, but low group has become significantly less result. In addition, the prevalence rate of eating disorders including suspected cases in high school in Nagoya city was higher than outside of city area.【Conclusion】 In the epidemiological survey for high school girl students in Aichi Prefecture, we found that the frequency of anorexia nervosa patients among high school students was 101-155 per 100,000. The survey results on correspondence by yogo-teachers renewed our awareness of importance of measures against eating disorders in school health care.

著者

吉森 容子

出版者

一般社団法人 日本学校保健学会

雑誌

学校保健研究 (ISSN:03869598)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.60, no.3, pp.166-178, 2018-08-20 (Released:2019-12-20)

参考文献数

27

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Background: Adolescent sex education is important from the viewpoint of health education. In addition, the sexual behavior of children is diverse, and various forms of sex education exist.Objective: The objective of this study was to shed light on the meaning of the inner world of third-year junior high school students who attend sex education classes.Methods: The sample comprised five third-year junior high school students who attended classes in the author’s sex education program. The data were derived from semi-structured interviews and were analyzed with reference to Giorgi’s phenomenological methodology.Results: The following four points became clinically evident through our sex education program. First, the students became aware that they stand on the threshold connecting their own past events with their futures. Second, the students associated photographs of childbirth with their personal concerns. Third, the students re-evaluated their knowledge of sex and sexual experiences. Fourth, the students discussed their concerns about whether they would contract sexually transmitted infections (STI) ; however, they thought they would be the exception to the rule.Conclusion: The students associated their learnings from our sex education program with their past events and present concerns in chronological order. Through the process of integrating new knowledge based on our sex education program, the students were aware of the relationship between the content of our program and their personal lives. Our sex education classes provide the students with self-affirmation and prepare them for their future. However, our program did not have an effect on guarding against STI. Further studies should be pursued to plan sex education programs that promote safe sexual behaviors.

著者

森脇 裕美子 石川 哲也 中村 晴信 川畑 徹朗 増山 隆大 藤宮 正規

出版者

一般社団法人 日本学校保健学会

雑誌

学校保健研究 (ISSN:03869598)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.53, no.2, pp.135-144, 2011-06-20 (Released:2023-04-07)

参考文献数

19

被引用文献数

1

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There are many students and pupils who bring dinking water, such as water and tea which are bottled in their own water bottle at home, to the school. Since its hygiene was concerned, our last research was carried on the situation of the bacterial contaminations of those bottled waters. Then it has been found that there were serious bacterial contamination situations of those bottled water, which had made us continue the research to get more certain findings. The results of this continuous research could make it more certain that the high level of the bacterial contamination in those bottled waters does exist. To compare to the drinking water quality standards of the water supply, more than 90% of those bottled waters were found to be incongruent, besides the contamination with Escherichia coli. The levels of the bacterial contamination found were higher in the raining season than the fall. In this research, to investigate the cause of the bacterial contamination, some of the dinking water before bottled were collected separately to sterilized containers at the same time they were poured into the water bottle at home. As a result, the levels of the bacterial contamination of the bottled water were higher than the water which were collected separately, and it was suggested that the bacterial contamination was likely be generated by putting in the water bottle.

著者

池田 知子 池田 孝博 青柳 領

出版者

一般社団法人 日本学校保健学会

雑誌

学校保健研究 (ISSN:03869598)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.59, no.3, pp.155-163, 2017-08-20 (Released:2023-02-16)

参考文献数

35

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【Objectives】Most Japanese and Korean young women desire to be slender. They start to dislike their body type during adolescence and begin to desire a slender body type similar to that of a professional fashion model. The aim of this study was to clarify similarities and differences between Japanese and Korean female university students in relation to height, weight, body mass index (BMI) and ideal BMI (IBMI), and age at menarche.【Methods】A questionnaire survey was conducted on 909 female university students (Japanese:448, Korean:461). The questionnaires were composed of the following items: age in years; height (H); weight (W); ideal weight (IW); and age at menarche (AM). BMI and IBMI were also calculated. The t-test and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) were used to compare means between Japanese and Korean students.【Results】Results of the t-test showed significant differences between Japanese and Korean female university students in H, W, IW, BMI and IBMI. However, results of ANCOVA using AM as a covariable revealed differences only in W, IW and BMI. In formulas based on ANCOVA, IW was associated with BMI among Japanese students; however, the weak association was found among Korean students. Among both Japanese and Korean students, earlier AM was associated with higher W and BMI. No relationship was found between IBMI and AM among Korean students; however, relationships between earlier AM and higher IBMI and between later AM and lower IBMI were found among Japanese students.【Conclusion】Although Korean female students had lower BMI than Japanese students, Koreans had higher height and weight than Japanese. Furthermore, although BMI among both Japanese and Korean students were within a normal range, a desire for slenderness was still apparent, particularly among Koreans. The later AM was relating to low BMI in both countries. The desire for slenderness seen among younger generations will lead to delays in sexual maturity. Therefore, the importance of proper body image among females must be recognized from young age.

著者

笹山 健作 野々上 敬子 多田 賢代 足立 稔

出版者

一般社団法人 日本学校保健学会

雑誌

学校保健研究 (ISSN:03869598)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.56, no.4, pp.282-289, 2014-10-20 (Released:2023-04-07)

参考文献数

30

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between extracurricular activities, habitual exercise and academic achievement in junior high school students.Methods: The subjects were 627 junior high school students (330 boys and 297 girls). The subjects were divided according to their extracurricular activities such as sports and cultural clubs, or no activity. The number of hours per week the student exercises was surveyed by questionnaire. For academic achievement, the cumulative records from five subjects (Japanese, social studies, mathematics, science, English) and four subjects (music, art, physical education, and technical courses or home economics) were used. The academic achievement in each subject was rated on a 5-point scale.Results: Among the boys, the students involved in sports clubs had higher academic achievement compared to students who were not involved in any extracurricular activities (for the five subjects: sports clubs 16.9±4.4, no activity 14.1±4.5, p<0.05). Among the girls, students involved in both sports and cultural clubs had higher academic achievement compared to the students who were not involved in extracurricular activities (for the five subjects: sports clubs 18.0±4.1, cultural clubs 19.0±3.9, no association 16.3±4.4, p<0.05). With age as the controlled variable, positive correlation was shown between time spent playing sports and academic achievement in the five subjects (boys: r=0.182p<0.001, girls: r=0.125p<0.05).Conclusions: It was suggested that the academic achievement of male and female students involved in sports clubs was higher than that of students who were not involved in any activity, and there was a positive correlation between habitual exercise and academic achievement.

著者

國方 功大 井上 文夫

出版者

一般社団法人 日本学校保健学会

雑誌

学校保健研究 (ISSN:03869598)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.54, no.1, pp.62-71, 2012-04-20 (Released:2023-04-07)

参考文献数

34

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To clarify the relationship between the dozing off during school lessons and life-style habits, this study was conducted by giving a questionnaire to 258 students at Kyoto University of Education. Students who dozed habitually more than twice a week during the lessons accounted for 86.4%. A significant relationship was found between sleeping habits and dozing off. The frequency of dozing was high in students with short sleeping time, and students with late bedtimes. In other life-style habits, students who do not chew their food well and students with little sunlight exposure in the morning dozed the most often.

著者

松永 恵 庄司 一子

出版者

一般社団法人 日本学校保健学会

雑誌

学校保健研究 (ISSN:03869598)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.64, no.3, pp.226-234, 2022-10-20 (Released:2022-11-09)

参考文献数

31

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Background: Yogo teachers (school nurses) face difficulties in dealing with children's unidentified complaints. In general, the Yogo teachers support children in aspects of identifying the causes and accepting children in order to encourage them to resolve their problems independently. However, Yogo teachers often feel difficulties in listening to children and paying attention to their signs of danger. In particular, when Yogo teachers deal with children's unidentified complaints, they also feel difficulties in identifying the causes and returning them to the classroom. Objective: The purpose of study was to elucidate the difficulties that Yogo teachers faced in dealing with children's unidentified complaints. Methods: A 20-item questionnaire was designed based on data from interviews with Yogo teachers. Seven hundred seventy Yogo teachers were surveyed. Data collected from 304 Yogo teachers were conducted on exploratory, confirmatory factor analyses, and compared for attributes. Results: The results of the factor analysis revealed two potential factors for the difficulties of Yogo teachers in dealing with children's unidentified complaints. One was that they felt unable to help children to resolve their problems independently, and the other was that they felt unable to help children aware of the cause for the unidentified complaint. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the goodness-of-fit of this model was generally acceptable (GFI=.95, AGFI=.92, CFI=.96, RMSEA=.08). It was found that younger Yogo teachers with less age or experience were likely to face difficulties in supporting children. Conclusion: The results suggest that Yogo teachers felt more difficulty in aspects of accepting children in order to encourage them to resolve problems independently rather than identifying the causes of unidentified complaints. There is a need to investigate the practical knowledge of experienced Yogo teachers in supporting children.

著者

萩原 加奈子

出版者

一般社団法人 日本学校保健学会

雑誌

学校保健研究 (ISSN:03869598)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.64, no.4, pp.313-321, 2023-01-20 (Released:2023-01-31)

参考文献数

45

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Background: With the widespread use of the internet, children have been exposed to health-related information provided in multiple modes, such as text, numerical and video formats from various sources. It is imperative that children develop health literacy in order to make their own medical and health decisions based on reliable information that is appropriate for them. However, the level of health literacy among adults in Japan is lower than in eight EU countries and six other Asian countries. Acquiring health literacy at an early age is an urgent issue. Objective: Through a thorough literature review, the present study examined the feasibility of employing a comprehensive health literacy scale for children in Japan and overseas. Methods: A literature search was conducted on PubMed, PsycINFO and CiNii Articles for health literacy scales that targeted participants aged under 20 years. Each item on the available scales was classified in accordance with the 14 components of health literacy for children and youth, which Bröder et al. (2017) identified, as well as the eight components of health education content of the Curriculum Guidelines of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for defining the basic standards for education. Results: In total, 21 scales were found, including 17 from outside Japan. Four of the questionnaires were unavailable, thus leaving 17 scales for examination. All 17 scales were developed between 2000 and 2020, and reliability was confirmed for 13. Among 17 scales, all four health literacy skills (accessing, understanding, appraising and applying) were included with eight. Several scales included child-specific components, such as communication and self-efficacy. Regarding health education content, health promotion was included in all 17 scales; the use of medical facilities, mental health, environment, and health was incorporated in several scales. Most of the scales were self-administered and involved questions about subjective experiences; however, some scales employed objective measures, such as of health knowledge and BMI. Conclusion: Numerous scales have been developed in Japan and overseas; the assessment methods and components of health literacy and health education content differed among them. In Japan, the HLS-Child-Q15 for elementary school students aged 9 years and above and the MOHLAA-Q for junior and senior high school students aged 14 years and above are notable. With other scales, it is necessary to make a selection based on differences in the components of health literacy and health education content.

著者

青山 翔

出版者

一般社団法人 日本学校保健学会

雑誌

学校保健研究 (ISSN:03869598)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.64, no.4, pp.322-330, 2023-01-20 (Released:2023-01-31)

参考文献数

31

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Background: Physical fitness in elementary school children may decline due to a decrease in exercise opportunities effectuated by school closures and restrictions on the use of playgrounds, which were intended to prevent the spread of COVID-19. However, few studies have clarified the actual condition of the physical fitness of children who have experienced school closures and restrictions on the use of playgrounds after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic by comparing the results of the physical fitness tests of children conducted before and after the onset of the pandemic. Objective: This study aimed to determine the difference in physical fitness in elementary school children who did (the school closures and playground use restrictions group) and did not (the control group) experience school closures and playground use restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Overall, 50 and 38 fifth-grade elementary school children were selected for the school closures and playground use restrictions group and the control group, respectively. Physical fitness tests were conducted for the former group while in the third grade (pre) in June 2019 and in the fifth grade (post) in June 2021, and in (pre) June 2017 and in (post) June 2019 for the latter group. For the measurement items, we performed a variance analysis of the groups (the school closures and playground use restrictions group and the control group)×the time (pre and post) by genders. Results: The results showed that the interaction of the 20m shuttle run for boys was significant(F(1, 86)=8.95, p<.01). The simple main effect test demonstrated no significant difference in the results between the school closure and playground use restrictions group (M=41.0, SD=13.9) and the control group (M=46.6, SD=17.2) during the pre phase. However, in the post phase, the results for the school closure and playground use restriction group (M=40.7, SD=15.7) were significantly lower (p<.01) than those of the control group (M=57.0, SD=19.9). Additionally, although the results in the post phase (M=57.0, SD=19.9) were significantly higher (p<.001) than in the pre phase (M=46.6, SD=17.2) for the control group, there was no significant difference in the pre (M=41.0, SD=13.9) and post (M=40.7, SD=15.7) phases in the school closures and playground use restrictions group. Conclusion: This study revealed that the aerobic capacity of boys who experienced the school closures and playground use restrictions after the COVID-19 pandemic was significantly lower than the result of boys who did not experienced the school closures and playground use restrictions.

著者

三浦 祐佳 小島 奈々 小室 美佳 岡本 希 西岡 伸紀

出版者

一般社団法人 日本学校保健学会

雑誌

学校保健研究 (ISSN:03869598)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.60, no.6, pp.330-339, 2019-02-20 (Released:2019-12-20)

参考文献数

35

被引用文献数

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Background: Maintenance and recovery of mental health of children are related to resiliency, self-esteem, and social support. However, the relationships among consultation, resiliency, and self-esteem in senior elementary school children have not yet been assessed.Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among resiliency, self-esteem, and consulting behavior of senior elementary school children. Furthermore, we sought to obtain basic information for educational support to maintain and recover mental health and to promote consulting behavior through them.Methods: We conducted a questionnaire survey from May to July 2017 with 445 children (212 males, 226 females, seven unidentified gender) in the fifth and sixth grades of four public elementary schools in four prefectures. The contents of the survey were consulting behavior, resiliency, and self-esteem. We collected data on consulting experience and frequency, the main adviser, support received, and the reasons for not consulting, by the type of problem(studies, friendship, personality, feeling depressed).Results: The rates of consulting experience and frequency were the highest for problems regarding studies, followed by problems in friendship. They chose “parents” as the main adviser. The support received by children differed by the type of problem. Most children stated the will to solve the problem by themselves as the main reason for not seeking consultation, followed by not having a clear idea on how to consult. The frequency of consultation was positively correlated with resiliency and self-esteem (ρ=.185~.544). A logistic regression analysis revealed that the consulting experience was significantly related to relation-orientation, optimism of resiliency, and denial of self-esteem. Moreover, consulting frequency was significantly related to the self-orientation, relation-orientation, and self-denial.Conclusion: The consulting experiences differed by the type of problem. However, they were positively related to each other with respect to the type of problem. Experiences of facing a problem and consultation were related to resiliency and self-esteem. Increasing resiliency and self-esteem are suggested to promote consultation, while children’s will to address the problem by themselves should be respected.

著者

山岸 鮎実 朝倉 隆司

出版者

一般社団法人 日本学校保健学会

雑誌

学校保健研究 (ISSN:03869598)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.63, no.4, pp.218-232, 2022-01-20 (Released:2022-02-11)

参考文献数

49

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Background: School engagement (SE) is a comprehensive concept encompassing the active engagement of children and students with their school lives in three respects: behavior, emotion, and recognition. This key concept can solve contemporary educational challenges. In Japan, a few earlier studies have specifically examined elementary and junior high school students and university students but no report of the relevant literature describes a study of senior high school students. Moreover, no report describes a study assessing correlation between SE and health. Objective: This research was conducted to develop SE scales fit for Japanese high school students, to confirm their validity and reliability and to elucidate the correlation between the SE scales and health indicators. Methods: Based on the literature review and group interviews conducted of high school students (15 in all), we designed SE scales (53 items) comprising behavior SE (15 items), emotion SE (19 items), and recognition SE (19 items), and conducted an anonymous self-administered questionnaire of first-year and second-year students (1,030 in all) of two metropolitan high schools. As the analytical method, we first identified the factor structure using exploratory factor analysis and subsequently examined their construct validity using the confirmatory factor analytic procedure. Additionally, we examined their criterion validity in terms of correlation between academic competence, health and safety behaviors (health-promoting and devastating behaviors). We confirmed the reliability of the scales using Cronbach's coefficient α. At last, we explored the correlation between SE scales and health indicators (physical symptoms and depression) using a generalized linear model. Results: According to factor analysis results, the behavior SE scales comprised 15 items categorized into five factors: extracurricular activities, class or school events, relationships with friends, academic work, and discipline. The emotion SE scales included 18 items of five factors: academic work, class, extracurricular activities, relationships with friends, and school. The recognition SE scales had 13 items of two factors: fostering of qualities and knowledge acquisition. Collectively, they were 46 items. In terms of the goodness of fit of each SE scale measurement model, RMSEA was less than or equal to 0.08; CFI was greater than or equal to 0.95, meaning that the construct validity was good. In terms of the criterion validity, the SE scales showed significant relations to academic achievement and health-promoting behaviors, by which the findings of earlier studies were able to be represented to a certain degree. The internal consistency of the scales was good, with α coefficients greater than or equal to 0.9. The considerations above allowed us to judge the reliability and validity of the SE scales as generally good. After adjusting for confounding variables, we examined the association between the SE scales and health indicators. Results show that the behavior SE was significantly and negatively associated with physical symptom scores and depression scale. Conclusion: The high-school students' SE scales have been developed to approach their school life and demonstrated the validity and reliability comprehensively and successfully. By exploring further the structure of the relationship between the SE scales and health among high school students, we can contribute to solutions of educational problems and health promotion for them.

著者

我那覇 ゆりか 喜屋武 享 我那覇 ゆり子 新城 澄枝

出版者

一般社団法人 日本学校保健学会

雑誌

学校保健研究 (ISSN:03869598)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.63, no.3, pp.139-148, 2021

著者

島﨑 慶子 津田 朗子

出版者

一般社団法人 日本学校保健学会

雑誌

学校保健研究 (ISSN:03869598)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.61, no.6, pp.366-371, 2020