Effects of Seiza (vs. Cross-Legged and Normal Sitting) Postures on the Chair on Sleepiness, Fatigue, and Cognitive Activities in Classroom Settings

DOI Web Site 1 Citations

Bibliographic Information

Other Title
  • 授業場面での正座が眠気，疲労，認知機能に及ぼす効果
  • 授業場面での正座が眠気,疲労,認知機能に及ぼす効果 : あぐらと椅坐位との比較
  • ジュギョウ バメン デ ノ セイザ ガ ネムケ,ヒロウ,ニンチ キノウ ニ オヨボス コウカ : アグラ ト イザイ ト ノ ヒカク
  • あぐらと椅坐位との比較

Search this article

Description

<p>We examined how seiza (sitting-on-heels) would influence students in classroom setting, as compared to agura (sitting with cross-legged) and normal sitting. In Study 1, thirty-six volunteers sat on the same chair, adopted three postures in a counter-balanced order, and read articles or listened to audio lectures for 5 minutes each. They felt less sleepy in the seiza condition than in the cross-legged or the normal sitting condition (ps < .02). Besides they felt more physical fatigue in the seiza condition (p = .013), but as for mental fatigue, there was no difference with other conditions. In Study 2, the seiza group expressed less sleepiness (ps < .05) and more pain (ps < .002) than the normal sitting group both during and 10 minutes after they adopted a seiza posture, whereas there were no significant differences between postures in physical and mental fatigue, letter fluency test, and Stroop task. The seiza caused leg pain but inhibited sleepiness, although pain did not predict changes in sleepiness.</p>

Journal

Citations (1)*help

See more

Keywords

Details 詳細情報について

Report a problem

Back to top