Abstract
The present study considered 'the situational sense of nigate' (which is characterized by uncomfortable feeling and apprehension in an interpersonal situation where people have to deal with awkward social situations) among students in the elementary school classroom. The main purpose of this study was to investigate whether there is a difference in the score of situational sense of nigate among two groups determined by sociometric status. Fourth, fifth, and sixth graders (102 boys and 96 girls) answered the questionnaire that consisted of the Situational Sense of Nigate Measure for Children, a measure of positive sociometric nominations, and personality scales. Three status groups of students (star, average, and isolate) were identified on the basis of positive sociometric nominations. The star group was significantly lower on the troublesomeness score of the situational sense of nigate than the isolate group. In addition, the situational sense of nigate showed significant positive correlation between 'shyness' and 'public self-consciousness'.
