Self-esteem and classroom behavior in elementary school children

Standing desks are a viable option to decrease sedentary time in the classroom. However, it is important that standing desks are not detrimental to classroom behavior or learning. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of stand-biased desks on fidgeting and attentiveness. Ninety-seven students in grades 3, 4, and 6 (ages 8–12 years) volunteered to participate in this study. The intervention employed a within-classroom crossover design, with teacher-determined allocation for seating within each classroom and included the replacement of one-half of the traditional sitting desks with stand-biased desks. Direct observation of student’s attentive and fidgeting behaviors occurred at three assessment periods, at baseline when all students were in a sitting desk condition and at the end of each nine-week intervention. Stand-biased desks did not influence fidgeting behavior, but did have an impact on attentive behavior. Students that were less attentive at baseline had a 40–80% increase incidence rate in non-attentive behavior while in the traditional desk as compared to the stand-biased desk after the intervention. While fidgeting and non-attentive episodes (p = 0.034) were significantly related, the type of desk did not significantly moderate this relationship (p = 0.810). Standing desks can be incorporated into the classroom without negatively influencing classroom behavior.

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Correlation of Shyness and Self-Esteem for Elementary School Children

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.1982.55.1.8 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 55 (1) ◽

pp. 8-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Philip J. Lazarus

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

School Children ◽

Elementary School Children ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Self Report ◽

Self Perceptions

98 children were identified as shy based on their self-perceptions and specific criteria related to shyness. These shy children were administered a self-esteem inventory and self-report measures of shyness. A significant correlation of .63 was found between shyness and self-esteem scores which indicated that shyness is related to low self-esteem.

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Relation between Body-Esteem and Self-Esteem of Obese and Normal Children

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.1982.54.3.899 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 54 (3) ◽

pp. 899-905 ◽

Cited By ~ 156

Author(s):

Beverley Katz Mendelson ◽

Donna Romano White

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

School Children ◽

Elementary School Children ◽

Relative Weight ◽

Body Esteem ◽

Self Esteem ◽

The Body ◽

Obese Children ◽

Normal Children

36 elementary school children (20 subjects were below and 16 subjects above 15% overweight) completed a self-esteem and body-esteem questionnaire. The Body-esteem Scale was reliable and suitable for children as young as 7 yr. Body-esteem shared a significant amount of variance with self-esteem and percentage overweight. Although body-esteem and relative weight were correlated, self-esteem and relative weight were not significantly related. Furthermore, body-esteem and self-esteem were not differentially related for 20 normals versus 16 obese children in this sample.

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