Lateef Shan, Zahir Rhea, Sherdil Leena, McCleary Carol, Shafin Tasnuva
Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Glob Pediatr Health. 2024 Apr 25;11:2333794X241247979. doi: 10.1177/2333794X241247979. eCollection 2024.
School environments may impact elementary school students' attachment levels to school as well as their mental and emotional well-being. Yet investments in recess/play infrastructure lag commitments to academic resources, particularly in developing countries. The main objective was to examine the impact of installing playground equipment, in the school yard, on students' attitudes toward school, peers, and the capacity to play of elementary-school children in an underserved, inner-city school in Chennai, India. A previously validated school attachment questionnaire was modified and administered to 140 and 148 students in pre- and post-playground installation, respectively. For 7 out of 13 survey questions, student attitudes about their own recreational time and their attitudes toward peers significantly improved after playground installation. These results highlight the need for investments in play spaces, and recreational equipment may be just as important as addressing academic needs, especially among underserved children.
学校环境可能会影响小学生对学校的依恋程度以及他们的心理和情绪健康。然而，对课间休息/游戏设施的投资落后于对学术资源的投入，尤其是在发展中国家。主要目的是研究在印度金奈一所服务不足的市中心学校的校园内安装游乐设备对小学生对学校、同伴的态度以及玩耍能力的影响。一份先前经过验证的学校依恋问卷进行了修改，分别在安装操场设备前后对140名和148名学生进行了调查。在13个调查问题中的7个问题上，安装操场设备后，学生对自己娱乐时间的态度以及对同伴的态度有了显著改善。这些结果凸显了对游戏空间进行投资的必要性，而且游乐设备可能与满足学术需求同样重要，尤其是在服务不足的儿童中。
