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Mental health and sleep of Japanese elementary school students

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Many studies have suggested that Japanese children are tired, because they are busy and sleep deprived. Children do not establish their lifestyle on their own, but are influenced by schools, family and the society. The present article reviews the Japanese education system and education at home, in terms of their effects on sleep and mental health of elementary school students, and discusses sleep education at school.

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  1. Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University, 3-11, Tsurukabuto, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 657-8501, Japan

    Maki Furutani

  2. Department of Sleep Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta Tsukinowa-cho, Otsu City, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan

    Soichiro Miyazaki

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Furutani, M., Miyazaki, S. Mental health and sleep of Japanese elementary school students. Sleep Biol. Rhythms 14 (Suppl 1), 81–87 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41105-015-0030-x

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