為探討校園階梯環境與學生體能間的關係。選取座落於台北市松山區的兩所國民中學之學生為對象。根據校園之階梯量,兩校被區分為多階梯學校和少階梯學校。經分層抽樣共取得樣本數827人,於七十七學年度第一學期,利用問卷、量表、記錄表和實地測驗等方式。收集研究樣本的背景資料、人格特質、有關運動的知識和態度、健康習慣、階梯使用情形和體能等資料。結果發現多階梯學校三年級學生在腹肌力/肌耐力(男生:36.4,女生:26.1,單位:次/分/仰臥起坐),以及功率(男生:63,女生:5.3,單位:合尺/立定三次跳)兩個體能指標上,顯著地優於少階梯學校三年級學生(男生:26.8,女生:13.5,單位:次/分/仰臥起坐;男生:5.7,女生:3.3,單位:介尺/立定三次跳)。另外以複廻歸分析控制其它自變項援,多階梯學校之三年級學生平均較少階梯學校三年級之學生每分鐘多做15.73次仰臥起坐,立定三次跳亦多跳出1.67公尺,這結果更證實了「校別」對體能的影響。因此本研究建議,應鼓勵青少年在其白天所處的校園環境中利用現有的階梯來鍛鍊體能。並在未來以長期追蹤研究,更進一步確定階梯使用與體能的關係。
In order to study the relationship between school's ”stair environment” and students' physical fitness, students of two junior high schools in Taipei City were selected. Schools were classified as ”more stairs' school” and ”fewer stairs' school” according to the number of stair steps students took in campus. 827 students were sampled by stratified cluster sampling. In the first semester of 1988 academic year, the data of students' demographic background, personality trail, knowledge and attitute about exercise, health habits, stairs' use and physical fitness were collected by structured questionnaire, psychologic scales, records of moving pathway in school and physical fitness test. The results showed that senior students in ”more stairs' school” had higher physical fitness level in abdominal strength/endurance and power tests (34.6 times/minute in sit-ups and 6.3 meters in standing jump tests for male, 21.6 times/minute in sit-ups and 5.3 meters in standing long jump tests for female) that those in ”fewer stairs' school” (26.8 times/minute in sit-ups and 5.7 meters in standing long jump tests for male; 13.5 times/minute in sit-ups and 3.3 meters in standing long jump for female). The results of multiple regression analysis estimated senior students in ”more stairs' school” took 15.73 times per minute in sit-ups and 1.67 meters in standing long jump tests more than those in ”fewer stairs' school”. These findings indicated that physical fitness of teenagers is associated with the number of stairs in schools. Further longitudinal studies are encouraged to estimate the rate of improvement in teenager's physical fitness by using stairs in campus.