父母觉得家庭周围安全，小孩电脑就玩得少？

父母觉得家庭周围安全，小孩电脑就玩得少？ 父母觉得家庭周围安全，小孩电脑就玩得少, When Parents Believe It’s Safe Outside, Kids Clock Less Time Online 父母觉得家庭周围安全，小孩电脑就玩得少, By TRACI PEDERSEN Associate News Editor 作者:Traci Pedersen 新闻副主编 Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on February 25, 2011 审稿:John M. Grohol 精神科医生，时间:2011年2月25日 The availability of neighborhood parks and playgrounds, and how parents feel about their safety, influence whether children will watch less television and play fewer computer games after school, according to a study led by Jenny Veitch, Ph.D., from the Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research at Deakin University in Australia. 根据来自澳大利亚Deakin大学行为与营养研究中心的Jenny Veitch博士的研究发现:父母觉得邻居家那些可以使用的花园或者活动场地是 否安全，会直接影响到孩子是不是在放学后会把更少的时间花在看电视，或者 玩电脑游戏上。 The study sought to identify the links between the quality of outdoor public spaces, parents’ perception of them, and children’s sedentary behavior. Sedentary behavior is a contributing factor in the growth of childhood obesity, which is becoming a major public health problem. 这个研究试图去识别父母对户外环境的质量的认识程度与孩子呆着不动行为之 间的关系。孩子总是呆着不动是导致他们肥胖的一个原因之一。而目前，肥胖 已经变成一个主要的公共健康问题。 In 2004, the parents of 171 nine-year-old children answered survey questions regarding their perceptions of the physical and social neighborhood environment. In both 2004 and 2006, parents were asked to tell how much time their child spent watching television, using the computer and playing electronic games. The researchers also verified the local public open spaces and objectively measured how sedentary the children were outside school hours. 在2004年，171个9 岁大儿童的父母回答了一份关于他们对于体育活动和周围社会环境评价的调查 问卷。在2004年和2006年，从这些父母那里，研究人员了解了他们的孩子有 多少时间是花费在看电视，用电脑玩电子游戏方面。同时，研究人员也了解了 在这些家庭周围有多少公共活动场地，以及客观地对这些家庭的孩子在除了学 校之外的地方有多少时间是不进行户外活动的进行了测量。 Veitch and her team discovered that sedentary behavior increased significantly between 2004 and 2006, which was reflected by a parallel rise in time spent on the computer and playing electronic games (but not watching television). Veitch和她的团队发现:在2004年 到2006年之间，孩子们呆在家里不去户外运动的时间增加显著，同时，协同增 长的却是这些孩子花费在电脑上玩电子游戏的时间(但花费在看电视上的时间 没有增加。) Also, the more satisfied parents were with the quality of their local parks, the less time the children spent using computers and playing electronic games. And the more satisfied parents were in 2004, the less television their children watched in 2006. 同时发现:当父母对家 庭当地周围的公共活动场地，比如公园的满意度越高，他们的孩子花费在用电 脑玩电子游戏上的时间就会越少。2004年所调查的家庭中，父母对于家庭周围 环境的满意度最高，在2006年，他们的孩子的孩子花费在看电视方面的时间最 少。 Objective assessments of the nearby park opportunities were also linked to how much time children spent in sedentary behaviors. For example, children who lived near a large public open space with a water feature, or lived in a cul-de-sac, spent less time in front of a screen at home. However, those who had a walking path in the park close to their home spent more time using computers and electronic games. 家长对于家庭附近公园的客观评价也关系到孩子们会有多少时间是待在家里。 例如:那些在有水上设施的大型公共活动场地周边的家庭，或者有封闭院子的 家庭，他们的孩子在家里待在显示器前面的时间就相对较少。然而，在那些需 要走一段路才能到达公共活动场地，或者公园的家庭中的孩子，就会花费较多 的时间在电脑上玩电子游戏。 “Our findings suggest that while some features of the neighborhood physical environment are associated with young children spending less time watching TV and using computers and e-games outside of school hours, the presence of walking paths, for example, is associated with more time using computers and e-games in this age group. This highlights the complexity of designing communities to meet the needs of residents across the life-course,” the authors stated. 作者说: “我们的发现证明:家庭周围的运动场地的特色与家庭中的孩子在课余时看电 视、玩电脑的时间密切联系。例如，步行到运动场地的距离与这个年纪的孩子 (9岁)在课余时间中有多长时间用于玩电子游戏相联系。这说明为满足居住 人口的生活需要而设计公共活动场地的复杂性相当重要。” The research is published online in Springer’s journal, Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 该研究发在 《行为医学纪录〉上， 由Springer 周刊在线发布。 Source: AlphaGalileo 来源:AlphaGalileo (好像是一个私人信息服务公司)