Specific features of mental work capacity in 11-to 13-year-old schoolchildren during puberty

Experimental physiological, psychological, and hygienic studies were conducted for three years in the same fifth to seventh grade schoolchildren from 11 to 13 years of age. The findings made it possible to evaluate health status, the intensity of daily academic and out-of-school loads, changes in me...

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Published in:Human physiology 2006-01, Vol.32 (1), p.30-36
Main Authors: Antropova, M. V., Kuznetsova, L. M., Paranicheva, T. M.
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Language:English
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Summary:Experimental physiological, psychological, and hygienic studies were conducted for three years in the same fifth to seventh grade schoolchildren from 11 to 13 years of age. The findings made it possible to evaluate health status, the intensity of daily academic and out-of-school loads, changes in mental work capacity (MWC), and the relationship between the MWC and other indices of body function in the schoolchildren under study. The highest functional tension was experienced by the fifth grade schoolchildren and can be explained by the onset of puberty and changes in both the academic load and study conditions as compared to those at the previous stage of school education.
ISSN:0362-1197
1608-3164
DOI:10.1134/S036211970601004X