Lifestyle at 3 years of age and quality of life (QOL) in first-year junior high school students in Japan: results of the Toyama Birth Cohort Study

Wang, Hongbing; Sekine, Michikazu; Chen, Xiaoli; Yamagami, Takashi; Kagamimori, Sadanobu

doi:10.1007/s11136-007-9301-6

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“…Boys reported better mental health than girls, consistent with previous findings. 14,15,22 Depression and anxiety are the most common mental disorders. A significant gender difference exists in the prevalence of these disorders and varies by age.…”

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Association among number, order and type of siblings and adolescent mental health at age 12

Liu

Sekine

Tatsuse

et al. 2015

Pediatrics International

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Association among number, order and type of siblings and adolescent mental health at age 12

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“…These were highly predictive in terms of overall quality of the students' life (Grenwald-Mayes 2002). It is also worth considering that the childhood lifestyle factors such as dietary habits can influence QOL as they had the significant impact on students' QOL (Wang et al 2008). It has also been suggested that the qualitative and longitudinal approach is needed with regard to social variables and their impact on the individuals' quality of life later in the adulthood (Grenwald-Mayes 2002).…”

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Psychosocial Conditions of Quality of Life Among Undergraduate Students: A Cross Sectional Survey

Posadzki

Musonda

Dębska³

et al. 2009

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Quality of life (QOL) in the context of education is an understudied topic and research related to its’ relation to the sense of coherence (SOC), level of optimism (LOO) and self-efficacy (SE) among students seems to be missing. The rationale for this survey was to fill this gap in knowledge and therefore, the aim of the study is to examine the relationship between students’ QOL and psychological variables such as SOC, LOO and SE, and social ones such as type of faculty, students’ social background and sex. The quantitative cross sectional survey has been conducted at three higher education institutions in Poland in January 2006. The random sample of 396 undergraduate students (average age was 20.5 years) representing 5 different faculties namely physiotherapy, physical education, tourism and recreation, English and Polish philology has been selected and participated in the study. Four reliable and validated research tools have been used to collect the data. These included the SF-36, SOC-29, Seligman’s scale, and GSES. The results have shown to indicate that different variables had a significant effect on particular subscales of the QOL outcomes. For example, among social variables faculty had a significant effect on physical functioning, role limitation due to physical functioning, and changes in health. Sex had a significant effect on role limitation due to emotional problems, social functioning, and energy vitality. Social background had a significant effect on general health. Among psychological variables the sense of coherence was significantly related to all subscales of QOL. A significant effect was noted by self-efficacy on physical and social functioning. Level of optimism had a significant effect on energy-vitality and general health. This research survey has suggested that changes in academic curriculum might be implemented to improve students QOL

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“…They found that boys whose bedtime was not decided by parents during childhood had a significantly stronger preference for eveningness compared with those whose bedtime was decided by parents. According to the Toyama cohort study performed in Japan [38], which included more than 10,000 people born in 1989, later bedtime, later waking time, short sleep duration, physical inactivity, skipping breakfast, irregular snacks and frequent instant noodle consumption at 3 years of age were associated with increased risk of poor quality of life in first-year junior high school students. The Toyama cohort study also revealed the relationship between bedtimes at 3 years old and at 9-10 years old [39].…”

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The possible long-term effects of early-life circadian rhythm disturbance on social behavior

Kohyama¹

2014

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

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Sleep loss impairs brain function. As late sleep onset can reduce sleep, this sleep/circadian rhythm disturbance may cause brain impairment. Specific data on the long-term effects of sleep/circadian rhythm disturbance on subsequent brain function are lacking. Japan, a sleep-deprived society from infancy to adulthood, provides an ideal platform to investigate the association of these disturbances in early life with subsequent functioning. In this article, several current problematic behaviors among youth in Japan (dropping out from high school, school absenteeism, early resignation from employment, and suicide) are discussed in relation to early life sleep/circadian rhythm patterns. We hypothesize that daily habits of modern society during early stages of life produce unfavorable effects on brain function resulting in problematic behaviors in subsequent years.

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Lifestyle at 3 years of age and quality of life (QOL) in first-year junior high school students in Japan: results of the Toyama Birth Cohort Study

Abstract: Early childhood lifestyle factors, especially dietary habits, at 3 years of age have significant effects on QOL in first-year JHSS. This suggests that interventions as early as 3 years of age should be considered.

Cited by 44 publications

References 39 publications

Association among number, order and type of siblings and adolescent mental health at age 12

Association among number, order and type of siblings and adolescent mental health at age 12

Psychosocial Conditions of Quality of Life Among Undergraduate Students: A Cross Sectional Survey

The possible long-term effects of early-life circadian rhythm disturbance on social behavior

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