Influence of Environment on the Somatic Development of Girls the age of 7-14 from Podkarpackie Province

Abstract

The main motive for undertaking of the subject of somatic development and environmental constraints is the alarming data provided by the literature. It proves that the level of average daily physical activity and effort among the contemporary population of children and young people is disastrous. It seems it would be worthwhile to contemplate the reasons of the prevailing physical passiveness, when at the same time it is judged as being of such obvious negative influence on human health. The main purpose of the research was to determine the relation between the socio-economic environment where children are raised and their somatic development. The research encompasses female pupils of primary and junior secondary schools in the number of 480 persons of the age of 7 to 14, 60 pupils per group. The research was conducted in schools located in three environments of the Podkarpackie Province in Poland. The basic parameters for descriptive statistics were calculated and then the analysis of variances (ANOVA) was performed. In the summary, it was also determined that comparative research regarding the environment may be very useful in analysis and evaluation of self-made educational systems for children and young people