Infrastructure Planning and Management Vol.36 (Special Issue)
INFLUENCE ON SITUATION OF COMMUTING TO SCHOOL ON CHILDREN’S PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH
2019 Volume 75 Issue 5 Pages I_1069-I_1079
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2019 Volume 75 Issue 5 Pages I_1069-I_1079
The purpose of this research is to clarify the relationship between actual situation of school commuting; which for instance, transport means/time consumption of school commuting, peer commuting, after school activity, and children’s physical as well as mental health.
In Tsukuba city, Ibaraki prefecture, an interview survey among public residents and a questionnaire survey among elementary school students were conducted.
As a result, 1) physical activity level of elementary school students differs according to the actual situation of how they commute to school, 2) variable ‘greeting’ positively affects children’s mental health. These reveal that go back from school with peers and be in touch with the community vitally impact on children’s mental health.
