卓球の授業における練習場所選択行動とパーソナリティとの関係

抄録

Some previous researches have indicated that the seating location occupied by students or pupils was related with their personalities in classrooms, In this study, the relation of the choice of practicing location in table tennis classes with individuals' personalities was investigated.
Subjects were 115 university students who participated in three table tennis classes. They were administered three kinds of questionnaires including the Maudsley Personality Inventory, the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and a locus of control inventory, In addition, practicing locations chosen by the subjects were recorded in six sessions for each class.
The results were as follows:
1) Those who tended to choose the same location through the sessions were more introvert than others.
2) Those who tended to choose the middle area of the gymnasium were more neurotic and higher in the trait anxiety than those who tended to choose the area far from or near to the entrance and exit. Those who tended to choose the far area were more external in the locus of control than others.
3) Those who tended to choose the same end of table-tennis tables through the sessions were more neurotic than others.
These results suggest that students' choice of practicing location may be related with their personalities in physical education situations.