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The purpose of this study was to examine the characteristics of aversion to physical education (PE) classes during junior high school years through retrospection of the participants of the study who were 276 university students (143 boys and 133 girls). A questionnaire consisting of 77 items was developed and surveyed based on a review of previous studies and preliminary research. In addition, responses were obtained regarding their like and dislike for PE classes during junior high school. To understand the characteristics of aversion, factor analysis was conducted. In addition, we examined the differences in aversion to PE classes based on likes and dislikes for each factor.
As a result of the analysis, the following findings were obtained:
1. Six factors were extracted as the characteristics of aversion to junior high school PE classes: “inferiority complex,” “teacher’s teaching strategy,” “skill acquisition ability,” “exercise environment,” “evaluation by others,” and “blamed experience.”
2. Gender differences in characteristics of aversion were found to be significant only in the “evaluation by others” factor, suggesting that girls were more likely to dislike PE classes than boys.
3. The results indicated that the more the students disliked PE classes in their junior high school years, the more they had aversion for it later in life, in terms of the five factors of “inferiority complex,” “teacher’s teaching strategies,” “skill acquisition ability,” “exercise environment,” and “evaluation by others.” Whereas, those who liked PE classes had significantly higher dislike for the “blamed experience” factor. The results suggested that the factors of aversion differ depending on whether the students liked or disliked PE classes in junior high school.
