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  • Preferred seat orientation of senior high-school students

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    Tuttle, N
    Barrett, R
    Gass, E
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Barrett, Rod
    Year published
    2007
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    The 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 ...
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    The 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.
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    Journal Title
    Ergonomics
    Volume
    50
    Issue
    10
    Publisher URI
    http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00140139.asp
    Copyright Statement
    © 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.
    Subject
    Sports science and exercise
    Design
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/16362
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