@article{ref1,
title="Relative weights of the backpacks of elementary-aged children",
journal="Journal of school nursing",
year="2014",
author="Bryant, Benjamin P. and Bryant, Judith B.",
volume="30",
number="1",
pages="19-23",
abstract="The purpose of the study was to describe the range of relative backpack weights of one group of elementary-aged children and the extent to which they exceeded recommended levels. A second purpose was to explore whether gender and age help predict the relative weight of children's backpacks. Ninety-five 8- to 12-year-old elementary school students (56% girls; 88% car or bus riders) participated. Their school backpacks were weighed, and their age, gender, and mode of transportation to school were recorded. Only 40% of the sample carried backpacks that were less than 10% of their body weights. Five percent of the students' backpacks exceeded 20% of their body weights. Neither age group nor gender significantly predicted relative backpack weight or relative weight levels. Recommendations are made for ways to reduce the weight these young children carry.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1059-8405",
doi="10.1177/1059840513495417",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1059840513495417"
}