effect of the background color of computer programs on the functional state of preschool children working on a computer

The effect of work on a computer on the functional state of preschool children (five to six years of age) using developing software (DS) with differently colored backgrounds (lettuce green, blue, black, or graypurple) has been studied. All other characteristics of DS were alike: the same children we...

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Published in:	Human physiology Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 192 - 196
Main Authors:	Leonova, L. A, Lukyanets, G. N, Makarova, L. V, Prokofyeva, L. V, Savvateyeva, S. S, Tishchenko, A. E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Dordrecht : SP MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica 2009 SP MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica
Subjects:	Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Human Physiology Life Sciences Functional State Color Discrimination Preschool Child Develop Software Background Color
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Summary:	The effect of work on a computer on the functional state of preschool children (five to six years of age) using developing software (DS) with differently colored backgrounds (lettuce green, blue, black, or graypurple) has been studied. All other characteristics of DS were alike: the same children were examined while working with each of the four experimental DS. Different methods were used for processing and analysis of 240 to 1920 measurements. Only the lettuce green background proved to be adequate for five- to six-tear-old children: eight out of the nine tested indices of the functional state of preschool children showed a favorable tendency from the beginning to the end of the work. On the contrary, most indices after the work of children with DS on the blue, black, and gray-purple backgrounds (six, nine, and nine out of nine indices, respectively) were significantly impaired; impairment of the functional state of the central nervous system was detected in 14-25% of cases; general mental fatigue was observed in many cases (31-40%); and visual fatigue was found in 16-25% of cases.
Bibliography:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1134/S0362119709020091
ISSN:	0362-1197 1608-3164
DOI:	10.1134/S0362119709020091