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dc.contributor.authorTuttle, N
dc.contributor.authorBarrett, R
dc.contributor.authorGass, E
dc.contributor.editorRoger Halsam
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:26:59Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:26:59Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.date.modified2008-09-29T02:28:59Z
dc.identifier.issn0014-0139
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/16362
dc.description.abstractThe height of the front of the seat is the primary determinant of appropriate seat size in the school setting. In the present study this dimension was fixed at 445 mm and, using a brief adjustment period, students adjusted the angle of the seat to their preferred rear seat height (PRSH) under three fixed and one adjustable desk height conditions and for one desk height, under two time conditions. PRSH was significantly greater at an 800 mm desk height (454 ᠱ4 mm) compared to 735 mm (447 ᠱ5 mm) and 720 mm (444 ᠱ6 mm). When desk height as well as rear seat height were adjustable, PRSH was 446 ᠱ5 mm and preferred desk height 751 ᠲ5 mm. Taller students or those with larger popliteal heights selected lower PRSHs at all desk heights, with PRSH more strongly related to popliteal height (r = -0.54 to -0.59) than stature (r = -0.44 to -0.50). No differences were found in PRSH between short (< 5 min) and long (30 min) adjustment periods for the 735 mm desk height. The nearly horizontal seat positions found in this study were between those recommended by other authors.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.publisher.placeLondon, UK
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00140139.asp
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1603
dc.relation.ispartofpageto1611
dc.relation.ispartofissue10
dc.relation.ispartofjournalErgonomics
dc.relation.ispartofvolume50
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSports science and exercise
dc.subject.fieldofresearchDesign
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4207
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3303
dc.titlePreferred seat orientation of senior high-school students
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© 2007 Taylor & Francis. This is the author-manuscript version of the paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2007
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorBarrett, Rod


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