ABSTRACT
Objective: To explore physical and psychological effects of academic environment on elementary school pupil
Methods: A sample size of this study 1200. Students of all the Government and private schools of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, were included in our population of pupil of age 6-11 years studying in elementary schools. Pupil studying in morning school. Data was collected through a structured questionnaire and questionnaires were filled by the respondents in the presence of researcher
Results: It is evident that 93.6% Govt. School students lift bags heavier than recommend 5 kg while in private schools it is 86.1%. Overall 89.8% students carry bag weights heavier than recommend than 10% of body weight. Only 16.66% of Govt. schools students have normal BMI and 83.21% have abnormal BMI while in private schools 31.25% individuals have normal BMI. It may be attributed to better financial conditions and better educational environment in private schools
Conclusions: The study concludes that too much study time and excessive stress is causing physical and psychological changes in children. Due to lack of healthy educational environment students are suffering from emotional distress and physical stress