Effect of a classroom-based behavioral intervention package on the improvement of children's sitting posture in Japan

Behavior Modification

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 263-273

  Noda, Wataru ^a   Tanaka Matsumi, Junko ^a  

^a KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Behavioral intervention package; Classroom based; Sitting posture; Treatment acceptability; Writing productivity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; EVALUATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHING; WRITING;

BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CHILD; HUMANS; JAPAN; POSTURE; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOLS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TEACHING; WRITING;

EID: 59249099547     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: 15524167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445508321324     Document Type: Article

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